Chaptef 7 Flashcards by Andreina Santaba

Laryng/o

Larynx, throat

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Nas/o

Nose

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Ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

Oxygen

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Pharyng/o

Throat, pharynx

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Phon/o

Sound, voice

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Pleur/o

Pleura, side of body

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Pnea

Breathing

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Pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu

Lung, air

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Pulm/o, pulmon/o

Lung

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Somn/o

Sleep

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Spir/o

To breath

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Anoxia

Absence of oxygen from body’s tissues

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Aphonia

Loss to produce normal speech

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Asphyxia

Loss of consciousness

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Bradypena

Slow rate of respiration

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Cheyne-strokes respiration

Irregular pattern of breathing ; rapid or shallow

Cheyne-strokes respiration

Irregular pattern of breathing ; rapid or shallow

Bronchorrhea

Excessive discharge of mucus from bronchi

Cyanosis

Bluish discoloration of the skin; lack of oxygen in the blood

Cystic fibrosis

Life threatening genetic disorder, lungs and pancreas are clogged with thick mucus

Dysphonia

Difficulty speaking

Dyspnea

Difficulty breathing

Empyema

Collection of pus

Epistaxis

Bleeding from nose

Otolaryngologist

ENT

Pyo

Pus

Pneumonia

Inflammation of lungs, air passages filled with pus

Hyperpnea

Breathing deeper and more rapid than normal at rest

Hypopnea

Shallow or slow respiration

Tachypnea

Rapid rate of respiration

Tuberculosis

Infectious disease; attacks lungs