Ch. 9 terms

Question 1

anoxia

Answer 1

absence of oxygen

Question 2

asphyxiation

Answer 2

interruption of breathing resulting in lack of oxygen; also

called suffocation.

Question 3

aspiration

Answer 3

inhalation of a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract.

Question 4

asthma

Answer 4

chronic allergic disorder.

Question 5

atelectasis

Answer 5

collapse of a lung.

Question 6

bronchiectasis

Answer 6

dilation of the bronchi.

Question 7

bronchopneumonia

Answer 7

abnormal condition of the bronchi and lung

Question 8

epistaxis

Answer 8

nosebleed

Question 9

hemoptysis

Answer 9

spitting of blood from the lower respiratory tract

Question 10

hemothorax

Answer 10

accumulation of blood in the chest cavity

Question 11

laryngoplegia

Answer 11

paralysis of the voice box

Question 12

laryngospasm

Answer 12

sudden fluttering or closure of the voice box.

Question 13

pharyngitis

Answer 13

inflammation of the throat

Question 14

phonation

Answer 14

ability to produce sound

Question 15

pleural effusion

Answer 15

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space

Question 16

pneumonia

Answer 16

abnormal condition of the lung that usually involves inflammation and congestion

Question 17

Congestion

Answer 17

abnormal accumulation of fluid.

Question 18

tracheitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the windpipe

Question 19

pneumothorax

Answer 19

abnormal accumulation of air or gas in the chest cavity

Question 20

polyp

Answer 20

growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane

Question 21

Edema

Answer 21

abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces

Question 22

pulmonary edema

Answer 22

accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue.

Question 23

rhinitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes

Question 24

rhinorrhea

Answer 24

nasal discharge

Question 25

sinusitis

Answer 25

inflammation of a sinus

Question 26

cyanosis

Answer 26

blue discoloration

Question 27

auscultation

Answer 27

act of listening