Chapter 5: Complementary Terms (No Word Parts)

Question 1

airway

ĀR-wā

Answer 1

• passageway by which air enters and leaves the lungs

- a mechanical device used to keep the air passageway unobstructed

Question 2

asphyxia

as-FIK-sē-a

Answer 2

suffocation

Question 3

aspirate

AS-per-āt

Answer 3

to withdraw fluid or suction fluid; also to draw foreign material into the respiratory tract

Question 4

bronchoconstrictor

bron-kō-kon-STRIK-tor

Answer 4

agent causing narrowing of the bronchi

Question 5

bronchodilator

bron-kō-dī-LĀ-tor

Answer 5

agent causing the bronchi to widen

Question 6

crackles

KRAK-els

Answer 6

discontinuous sounds heard mainly at the base of the lungs with a stethoscope

Question 7

hyperventilation

hī-per-ven-ti-LĀ-shun

Answer 7

ventilation of the lungs beyond normal body needs

Question 8

hypoventilation

hī-pō-ven-ti-LĀ-shun

Answer 8

ventilation of the lungs that does not fulfill the body’s gas exchange needs

Question 9

mucopurulent

mū-kō-PŪR-ū-lent

Answer 9

containing both mucus and pus

Question 10

mucus

MŪ-kus

Answer 10

slimy fluid secreted by the mucous membranes

Question 11

nebulizer

NEB-ū-lī-zer

Answer 11

respiratory treatment device that sends a mist

Question 12

nosocomial infection

nos-ō-KŌ-mē-al) (in-FEK-shun

Answer 12

an infection acquired during hospitalization

Question 13

paroxysm

PAR-ok-siz-em

Answer 13

periodic, sudden attack

Question 14

patent

PĀ-tent

Answer 14

open

Question 15

rhonchi

RONG-kī

Answer 15

sounds suggesting secretions in the large airways

Question 16

sputum

SPŪ-tum

Answer 16

mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth

Question 17

stridor

STRĪD-ir

Answer 17

high-pitched breath sounds that indicate an acute laryngeal obstruction

Question 18

ventilator

VEN-ti-lā-tor

Answer 18

mechanical device used to assist with breathing