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Chapter 12 Terminologies Flashcards

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adenoid/o

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adenoid

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alveol/o

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alveolus, air sac

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tubes

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole, small bronchus

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe (of the lung)

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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orth/o

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straight, upright

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pector/o

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chest

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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phon/o

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voice

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o, pneunom/o, pulmon/o

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lung

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sinus/o

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sinus

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spir/o

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breath, breathing

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tel/o

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complete

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thorac/o

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thorax

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

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-ema

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condition

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-osmia

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smell

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-pnea

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breath, breathing

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-pstysis

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spitting

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-sphyxia-

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pulse

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-thorax-

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chest, pleural cavity

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auscultation

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listening, hearing

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percussion

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tapping

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rales

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crackling sounds heard on inspiration

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rhonchi

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low rumbling sounds heard on auscultation

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sputum

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material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract spitting

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stridor

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strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in pharynx or larynx

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wheezes

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continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing

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croup

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acute viral infection with obstruction of larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor

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diptheria

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acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diptheria bacterium

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epistaxis

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pertussis

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whooping cough- bacterial infection of pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella bacterium

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asthma

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chronic bronchial inflammatory disorde with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction, and increased mucus production

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bronchiectasis

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chronic dilation of bronchus (secondary infection)

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chronic bronchitis

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inflammation of bronchi over a long time

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cystic fibrosis

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inherited disorder of exocrine glans resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory track that do not drain normally

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atelectasis

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incomplete expansion of alveoli (without complete dilation)

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emphysema

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hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls

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lung cancer

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malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi

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NSCLC Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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90% of all lung cancers-most commonly r/t smokin

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SCLC Small Cell Lung Cancer

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small round cells found in pulmonary epithelium (chief cause-smoking)

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pneumonectomy

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excision of the lung

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pneumoconiosis

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abnormal condition caused by dust in lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection & bronchitis

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anthracosis

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example of pneumoconiosis; aka Black Lung Disease

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pneumonia

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acute inflammation & infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of inflammatory reaction

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ways to get pneumonia

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  1. Community acquired
  2. Hospital acquired
  3. Aspiration pneumonia
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pulmonary abscess

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large collection of pus (from a bacterial infection)

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pulmunary edema

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fluid in air sacs and bronchioles (most frequently found in congestive heart failure, b/c heart can’t pump blood satisfactorily)

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pulmonary embolism (PE)

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clot or the material lodges in vessels of the lung

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pulmonary fibrosis

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formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of lung

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tuberculosis (TB)

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infectious disease cause by Mayobacterium Tuberculosis

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Mesothelioma

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rare malignant tumor which forms in lining of pleura, caused by exposure to asbestos

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pleural effusion

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in pleural space (r/t infection, tumors, & fluid from heart failure, embolism, cirrhosis)

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pleurisy (pleuritis)

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inflammation of the pleura: symptoms are pleurodynia, dyspnea

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pneumothorax

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collection of air in the pleural space

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chest x-ray

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radiographic image of the thoracic cavity (abbreviation CXR)

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Computed Tomography (CT) scan of chest

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computer-generated series of x-ray image which show thoracic structures in cross section and other planes

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of chest

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magnetic waves create detailed images of chest in frontal, sagittal, and cross-sectional planes

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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan of lung

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radioactive glucose injected. Images reveal metabolic activity in lungs

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bronch/o/scopy

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visual examination of the bronchus

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laryng/o/scopy

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visual examination of larynx (voice box)

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mediastin/o/scopy

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visual examination of mediastinum

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endotracheal intubation

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placement of tube through mouth into pharynx, larynx, & trachea to establish airway

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thorac/centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid from pleural space

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thorac/o/tomy

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incision of the chest

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thorac/o/scopy

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visual examination of chest

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tracheostomy

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surgical creation of an opening into the trachea

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tube thoracostomy

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flexible tube passed into pleural space through open-ing in chest

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adenoidectomy

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excision of the adenioid

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adenotome

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instrument to cut the adenoids

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a/sphyxia

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without pulse

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bronchiol/itis

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inflammation of bronchoiles

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bronchodilator

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dilation of bronchus

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bronch/o/spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction of the bronchus

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cyan/o/sis

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abnormal condition of blue

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dys/phon/ia

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condition of difficulty speaking

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hemo/ptysis

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spitting blood

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hemo/thorax

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blood in chest

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hyper/capn/ia

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condition of excessive carbon dioxide

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hyper/pnea

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excessive breathing

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hyp/oxia

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below normal oxygen

92
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ortho/pnea

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breathing straight

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para/nas/al

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pertaining to around the nose

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py/o/thorax

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pus in the chest

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rhino/plasty

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surgical repair of the nose

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rhino/rrhea

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discharge from the nose

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spiro/meter

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instrument to measure breathing

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tachy/pnea

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fast, rapid breathing

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tonsill/ectomy

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surgical removal of tonsil

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