Ch 9. Respiratory System Flashcards
Alveol/o
Air sac, alveolus
Bronch/o,bronch/i
Airway, bronchus
Hem/o, hemat/o
Blood
Laryng/o
Voice box, larynx
Lob/o
A rounded part, lobe
Muc/o
Mucus
Nas/o
Nose
Ox/i
Oxygen
Pharyng/o
Throat, pharynx
Phragm/o, phragmat/o
Partition
Pleur/o
Pleura,rib
Pneum/o, pneumon/o
Air,lung
Pulmon/o
Lung
Rhin/o
Nose
Sept/o
Wall,partition
Sinus/o
Cavity
Thorac/o
Chest,thorax
Trache/o
Windpipe,trachea
Upper respiratory system
Nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx
Lower respiratory system
Trachea, bronchial tree
Eu-
Normal, good
-capnia
Condition of carbon dioxide
-phonia
Condition of sound or voice
-pnea
Breath
-ptysis
To cough up
-staxis
Dripping
Bronchispasm
Narrowing of the airway b/c of spasm in bronchioles
Cheyne-stokes respiration
Gradual increase of deep breathing followed by shallow breathing and apnea
Dys-
Bad,abnormal, painful or difficult
Dysphonia
Hoarse voice
Epistaxis
Nose bleed
Hemothorax
Pooling of blood within the pleural cavity
Hyperpnea
Abnormally deep breathing, high rate
Laryngospasm
Closure of the glottis (opening into the larynx)
Orthopnea
Limited breathing when laying down
Paroxysm
Sudden onset of symptomatic sharp pain or a convulsion
Sputum
Matter coughed out of the lungs: contains mucus, inhaled particles and sometimes pus or blood
Atel/o
Incomplete
Coccidioid/o
Coccidiodes immitis ( a fungus)
Coni/o
Dust
Cyst/o
Bladder/sac
Embol/o
Plug
Py/o
Pus
Sphyx/o
Pulse
Sten/o
Narrow
Tubercul/o
Little swelling
Asphyxia
Suffocation, absence of pulse
Asthma
Narrowing of the bronchioles and formation of mucous plugs
-ectasis
Expansion/dilation
Atelectasis
Alveoli collapse b/c all air leaves
Bronchiectasis
Chronic, abnormal dilation of the bronchi
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Reduced airflow from alveoli to the lungs (COPD)
Coryza
Common cold
Croup
Common viral infection of infants w a hoarse cough
Cystic fibrosis
Hereditary- excess mucus production in all tracts
Emphysema
Chronic lung disease - chronic cough, barrel chest due to labored breathing and deterioration due to hypoxemia
Legionellosis
Type of pneumonia called legionnaires disease
Pertussis
Inflammation of larynx, trachea and bronchi causing spasmodic cough
Effusion
Leakage of fluid
Pneumoconiosis
Inflammation of lungs caused by chronic inhalation of particles
Pulmonary edema
Accumulation of fluid in lungs
Pyothorax
Plus in the pleural cavity
-oid
Resembling
Ot/o
Ear
Spir/o
Breathe
Adenoidectomy
Tonsil removal
Aspiration
Removal of fluid,air or foreign bodies with suction
Auscultation
Listening to body parts (with stethoscope)
Expectorant
Drug that breaks up mucus and promotes coughing
Incentive spirometer
Handheld device you blow in
Lobectomy
Removal of a lobe of lung
Oximetry
Measures oxygen levels
