Chapter 10 - Diagnosis & Pathology Flashcards
laryngitis
laryng / itis
larynx / inflammation
inflammation of the larynx
laryngotracheobronchitis
laryngo / tracheo / bronch / itis
larynx / trachea / bronchus / inflammation
inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
rhinitis
rhin / itis
nose / inflammation
inflammation of the nasal passages
sinusitis
sinus / itis
sinus / inflammation
inflammation of the sinus
pansinusitis
pan / sinus / itis
all / sinus / inflammation
inflammation of all sinuses
sleep apnea
a / pnea
not / breathing
a condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep
tonsillitis
tonsill / itis
tonsil / inflammation
inflammation of the tonsils
tracheitis
trache / itis
trachea / inflammation
inflammation of the trachea
tracheomalacia
tracheo / malacia
trachea / softening
softening to the trachea
asthma
Greek for panting or gasping
a disease causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway
Note: The name describes the wheezing and shortness of breath that accompanies an attack
bronchiogenic carcinoma
bronchio / genic carcin / oma
bronchus / beginning in cancer / tumor
a cancerous tumor originating in the bronchi
bronchiolitis
bronchiol / itis
bronchiole / inflammation
inflammation of a bronchiole
bronchitis
bronch / itis
bronchus / inflammation
inflammation of the bronchi
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
chron / ic ob / struct / ive
time / pertaining to in the way / build / pertaining to
pulmon / ary
lung / pertaining to
a group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages
diaphragmatocele
diaphragmato / cele
diaphragm / pouch / tumor / hernia
hernia of the diaphragm
emphysema
Greek for emphysan meaning to inflate
a disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity; emphysema patients can inhale but have difficulty exhaling
obstructive lung disorder
ob / struct / ive lung disorder
in the way / build / pertaining to
a lung disorder caused by a blockage
pleuritis
pleur / itis
pleura / inflammation
inflammation of the pleura
pleurisy
pleur / isy
pleura / inflammation
another word for pleuritis
pneumatocele
pneumato / cele
lung / pouch / tumor / hernia
hernia of the lung
pneumoconiosis
pneumo / coni / osis
lung / dust / condition
a lung condition caused by dust
pneumonia
pneumon / ia
lung / condition
a lung condition
pneumonitis
pneumon / itis
lung / inflammation
inflammation of the lung
pulmonary embolism
pulmon / ary embol / ism
lung / pertaining to embolus / condition
blockage in the pulmonary blood supply
pulmonary neoplasm
pulmon / ary neo / plasm
lung / pertaining to new / formation
new growth (tumor) in the lung
restrictive lung disorder
re / strict / ive lung disorder
back / bind / tie / pertaining to
a lung disorder caused by the limiting of air into the lungs
