Ch 4 Pulmonology Flashcards
1
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cardi/o-
A
heart
2
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pulmon/o-
A
lung
3
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spir/o-
A
breathe; coil
4
Q
muc/o-
A
mucus
5
Q
nas/o-
A
nose
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Q
sept/o-
A
dividing wall; septum
7
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pharyng/o-
A
pharynx; throat
8
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or/o-
A
mouth
9
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laryng/o-
A
larynx; voice box
10
Q
alveol/o-
A
air sac
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Q
bronchiol/o-
A
bronchiole
12
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bronchi/o-
A
bronchus
13
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bronch/o-
A
bronchus
14
Q
glott/o-
A
glottis of the larynx
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hil/o-
A
indentation
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lob/o-
A
lobe of an organ
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pneum/o-
A
air; lung
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pneumon/o-
A
air; lung
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trache/o-
A
windpipe; trachea
20
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diaphragmat/o-
A
diaphragm
21
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cost/o-
A
rib
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phren/o-
A
diaphragm; mind
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pleur/o-
A
lung membrane
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viscer/o-
A
large internal organs
25
pariet/o-
wall of a cavity
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thorac/o-
chest; thorax
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pector/o-
chest
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steth/o-
chest
29
capn/o-
carbon dioxide
30
hal/o-
breathe
31
metabol/o-
transformation
32
ox/y-
ox/i-
ox/o-
oxygen
| ox/y- oxygen; quick
33
gen/o-
arising from; produced by
34
hem/o-
blood
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glob/o-
comprehensive; shaped like a globe
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ventil/o-
air movement
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cellul/o-
cell
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CO2
carbon dioxide
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LLL
left lower lobe (lung)
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LUL
left upper lobe (lung)
41
O2
oxygen
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RLL
right lower lobe (lung)
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RML
right middle lobe (lung)
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RUL
right upper lobe (lung)
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infect/o-
disease within
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-ion
action; condition
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-spasm
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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asthm/o-
asthma
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-atic
pertaining to
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-itis
infection of; inflammation of
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-ectasis
condition of dilation
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re-
again and again; backward; unable to
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tract/o-
pulling
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atel/o-
incomplete
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chron/o-
time
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-ic
pertaining to
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obstruct/o-
blocked by a barrier
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-ive
pertaining to
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em-
in
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phys/o-
distend; grow; inflate
61
-ema
condition
62
cyst/o-
bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst
63
fibr/o-
fiber
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-osis
abnormal condition; process
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py/o-
pus
66
purul/o-
pus
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-ent
pertaining to
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-thorax
chest; thorax
69
phil/o-
attraction to; fondness for
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cancer/o-
cancer
71
-ous
pertaining to
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malign/o-
cancer
73
-ant
pertaining to
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aden/o-
gland
75
carcin/o-
cancer
76
-oma
mass; tumor
77
anthrac/o-
coal
78
asbest/o-
asbestos
79
coni/o-
dust
80
-ia
condition; state; thing
81
aspir/o-
breate in; suck in
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-ation
being; having; process
83
pan-
all
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-ar
pertaining to
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cocc/o-
pherical bacterium
86
-al
pertaining to
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opportun/o-
taking advantage of an opportunity; well timed
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-ist
person who specializes in; thing that specializes in
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embol/o-
embolus; occluding plug
90
-ism
disease from a specific cause; process
91
tubercul/o-
nodule
92
lat/o-
dormant; hidden
93
-ent
pertaining to
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tuber/o-
nodule
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-cle
small thing
96
effus/o-
pouring out
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-isy
condition of infection/inflammation
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a-
away from; without
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pne/o-
breathing
100
brady-
slow
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ex-
away from; out
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-ptysis
condition of coughing up
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dys-
abnormal; difficult; painful
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orth/o-
straight
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tachy-
fast
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cyan/o-
blue
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-tic
pertaining to
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circum-
around
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hyper-
above; more than normal
110
hypo-
below; deficient
111
arteri/o-
artery
112
carbox/y-
carbon monoxide
113
-metry
process of measuring
114
-meter
instrument used to measure
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poly-
many; much
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somn/o-
sleep
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-graphy
process of recording
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radi/o-
forearm bone; radius; x-rays
119
tom/o-
cut; layer; slice
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fus/o-
pouring
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per-
through; throughout
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auscult/o-
listening
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percuss/o-
tapping
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resuscit/o-
raise up again; revive
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end/o-
innermost; within
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in-
in; not; within
127
tub/o-
tube
128
nebul/o-
mist
129
-ator
person/thing that does or produces
130
anit-
against
131
bi/o-
living organism; living tissue
132
tuss/o-
cough
133
vir/o-
virus
134
dilat/o-
dilate; widen
135
cortic/o-
cortex; outer region
136
resect/o-
cut out; remove
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-ectomy
surgical removal
138
-centesis
procedure to puncture
139
-tomy
process of cutting; process of making an incision
140
-stomy
surgically created opening
141
A&P
auscultation and percussion
142
ABG
arterial blood gases
143
AFB
acid-fast bacillus
144
AP
anteroposterior
145
AQI
air quality index
146
ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome
147
BS
breath sounds
148
C&S
culture and sensitivity
149
CAT, CT
computerized axial tomography
150
CF
cystic fibrosis
151
CO
carbon monoxide
152
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
153
CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
154
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
155
CXR
chest x-ray
156
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
157
ETT
endotracheal tube
158
FBO
foreign body object
159
FEV1
forced expiratory volume (in one second)
160
FiO2
fraction (percentage) of inspired oxygen
161
FVC
forced vital capacity
162
IRDS
infant respiratory distress syndrome
163
LTBI
latent tuberculosis infection
164
MDI
metered-dose inhaler
165
MDR-TB
multidrug-resistant tuberculosis
166
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
167
PA
posteroanterior
168
PCO2, pCO2
patrial pressure of carbon dioxide
169
PFT
pulmonary function test
170
PND
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
171
RA
room air (no supplemental oxygen)
172
RRT
registered respiratory therapis
173
SARS
severe acute respiratory syndrome
174
SOB
shortness of breath
175
SpO2
saturated partial oxygen
176
TB
tuberculosis
177
URI
upper respiratory infection
178
V/Q
ventilation-perfusion (scan)
