Chapter 10 Flashcards
1
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adenoid/o
A
adenoid
2
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tonsill/o
A
tonsil
3
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nas/o
A
nose
4
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laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
5
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
passageway divided into 3 parts nasopharynx
6
Q
trache/o
A
trachea (windpipe)
7
Q
sept/o
A
septum (plural: septa)
wall
8
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sin/o
A
sinus
9
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sinus/o
A
sinus
10
Q
pneum/o
A
air or lungs
11
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pneumat/o
A
air or lungs
12
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pneumon/o
A
air or lungs
13
Q
pulmon/o
A
lungs
14
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lob/o
A
lobe
15
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bronch/o
A
bronchus (larger)
tube leading into the lungs
16
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchus plural
17
Q
bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
smaller
18
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alveol/o
A
alveolus (air sac)
19
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stern/o
A
sternum
20
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cost/o
A
rib
21
Q
thorac/o
A
chest
22
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pector/o (also pectus)
A
chest
23
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steth/o
A
chest
24
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pleur/o
A
pleura
25
phren/o
diaphragm
- can also refer to the phrenic nerve (brain)
26
ox/o
oxygen
27
spir/o
breathing
28
-pnea
breathing
29
capn/o
Greek for smoke
| carbon dioxide
30
carb/o
Latin for coal
| carbon dioxide
31
rhin/o
nose
32
orth/o
straight
33
a, an
not / without
34
tachy
fast
35
eu
good / easy
36
hyper
over / above
37
hypo
under / below
38
dys
bad / poor
39
brady
slow
40
anti
against
41
scopy
looking procedure
42
ventil
breathing
43
ation
process
44
phonia
sound/voice
45
rrhagia
excessive bleeding / hemorrhage
46
epistaxis
a nose bleed
- greek- to drip out or upon
47
rhea
discharge
48
spasm
involuntary contraction
49
algia
pain
50
dynia
pain
51
ex
out
52
hemo
blood
53
ptysis
cough
54
sputum
latin for spit
55
cyan
blue
56
osis
condition
57
loquy
speak
58
carinatum
keel
59
re
back / again
60
cavatum
hollowed
61
percussion
Latin meaning to strike
62
trac
drag
63
tel
complete
64
ectasis
expansion
65
necr
death
66
chylo
chyle
67
em
in
68
py
pus
69
ema
condition
70
ptosis
drooping condition
71
plegia
paralysis
72
fusion
pour
73
al
pertaining to
74
edema
swelling
75
stenosis
narrowing
76
ia
condition
77
emia
blood condition
78
computed tomography
an imaging procedure using a computer to cut
79
tomo
cut
80
graphy
writing procedure
81
per
through
82
angio
vessel
83
scope
instrument to look
84
meter
instrument to measure
85
metry
measuring process
86
somno
sleep
87
poly
multiple
88
itis
inflammation
89
malacia
softening
90
asthma
greek for panting or gasping
91
chron
time
92
ic
pertaining to
93
ob
in the way
94
struct
build
95
ive
pertaining to / agent
96
cyst
cyst
97
fibr
fiber
98
diaphragmato
diaphragm
99
cele
pouch/tumor/hernia
100
emphysema
greek - to inflate
101
coni
dust
102
embol
embolus
103
neo
new
104
plasm
formation
105
strict
bind/tie
106
genic
begining
107
carcin
cancer
108
oma
tumor
109
meso
middle
110
theli
nipple
111
anti
against
112
tuss
cough
113
dilator
expander
114
ant
agent
115
muco
mucus
116
lytic
breakdown agent
117
nebulizer
latin for cloud
118
in
in
119
tub
tube
120
ate
process
121
plasty
surgical reconstruction
122
endo
inside
123
suscit
awaken
124
pexy
fixation
125
centesis
puncture
126
ABG
ATERIAL BLOOD GAS
127
ARDS
ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROM
128
Bx
biopsy
129
CF
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
130
COPD
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
131
CPAP
CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE
132
CPR
CADIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
133
CT
COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
134
CTA
CLEAR TO AUSCULATION
135
CXR
CHEST X-RAY
136
DOE
DYSPNEA ON EXERTION
137
ETT
EDNOTRACHEAL TUBE
138
LRIT
LOWER RESPRIATORY TRACT INFECTION
139
LTB
LARYNGOTRACHEOBRONCHITIES
140
MRI
MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
141
OSA
OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA
142
PE
PULONARY EMBOLISM
143
PET
POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY
144
PFT
PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST
145
PSG
POLYSOMNOGRAPHY
146
SOB
SHORTNESS OF BREATH
147
T & A
TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY
148
TB
TUBERCULOSIS
149
URI/URTI
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION, UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION
150
V/Q
VENTILATION-PERFUSION SCAN
151
melan
black
152
what do noses do?
- lined with hairs and mucus membranes to filter and trap
- take in air
- nares- nostrils
- naris-one nostril
153
oro
mouth
154
oto
ears
155
ology
study of
156
ENT
ears nose and throat
157
larynx
air passes through- produces sound
158
ostomy
new opening
159
tomy
incision
160
trachea (windpipe)
passageway for air to enter the lungs
20 C-shaped cartilage placed along the trachea
bifurcates
161
phoria
to carry
162
pne/o
breathing
163
rrhea
discharge
164
rrhaphy
suture
165
What is the process of respiration?
Inspiration
diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract
Pressure in the chest decreases
air is sucked into the lungs
Expiration
Passive, does not requires muscle contraction
166
phonia
pertaining to speech
