Chapter 5: Disease and Disorder Terms (Word Parts)

Question 1

adenoiditis

ad-e-noyd-Ī-tis

Answer 1

inflammation of the adenoids

Question 2

alveolitis

al-vē-o-LĪ-tis

Answer 2

inflammation of the alveoli (pulmonary or dental)

Question 3

atelectasis

at-e-LEK-ta-sis

Answer 3

incomplete expansion (of the lung or portion of the lung)

Question 4

bronchiectasis

bron-kē-EK-ta-sis

Answer 4

dilation of the bronchi

Question 5

bronchitis

bron-KĪ-tis

Answer 5

inflammation of the bronchi

Question 6

bronchogenic carcinoma

bron-kō-JEN-ik) (kar-si-NŌ-ma

Answer 6

cancerous tumor originating in a bronchus (also referred to as lung cancer)

Question 7

bronchopneumonia

bron-kō-nū-MŌ-nē-a

Answer 7

diseased state of the bronchi and lungs (an inflammation of the lungs that begins in the terminal bronchioles)

Question 8

diaphragmatocele

dī-a-frag-MAT-ō-sēl

Answer 8

hernia of the diaphragm

Question 9

epiglottis

ep-i-glo-TĪ-tis

Answer 9

inflammation of the epiglottis

Question 10

hemothorax

hē-mō-THOR-aks

Answer 10

blood in the chest cavity (pleural space)

Question 11

laryngitis

lar-in-JĪ-tis

Answer 11

inflammation of the larynx

Question 12

laryngotracheobronchitis (LBT)

la-ring-gō-trā-kē-ō-bron-KĪ-tis

Answer 12

inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi (the acute form is called croup)

Question 13

lobar pneumonia

LŌ-bar) (nū-MŌ-nē-a

Answer 13

pertaining to the lobe(s); diseased state of the lung (infection of one or more lobes of the lung)

Question 14

nasopharyngitis

nā-zō-far-in-JĪ-tis

Answer 14

inflammation of the nose and pharynx

Question 15

pharyngitis

far-in-JĪ-tis

Answer 15

inflammation of the pharynx

Question 16

pleuritis

plū-RĪ-tis

Answer 16

inflammation of the pleura (also called pleurisy)

Question 17

pneumatocele

nū-MAT-ō-sēl

Answer 17

hernia of the lung (lung tissue protrudes through an opening in the chest)

Question 18

pneumoconiosis

nū-mō-kō-nē-Ō-sis

Answer 18

abnormal condition of dust in the lungs (pneumoconiosis is the general name given for chronic inflammatory disease of the lung caused by excessive inhalation of mineral dust. When the disease is caused by a specific dust, it is named for the dust. For example, the disease caused by silica dust is called silicosis).

Question 19

pneumonia

nū-MŌ-nē-a

Answer 19

diseased state of the lung (the infection and inflammation are caused by bacteria such as Pneumococcus, Staphlyococcus, Straptococcus, and Haemophilus; viruses; and fungi)

Question 20

pneumonitis

nū-mō-NĪ-tis

Answer 20

inflammation of the lung

Question 21

pneumothorax

nū-mō-THOR-aks

Answer 21

air in the chest cavity (specifically, the pleural space, which causes collapse of the lung and is often a result of an open chest wound)

Question 22

pulmonary neoplasm

PUL-mō-nar-ē) (NĒ-o-plaz-em

Answer 22

pertaining to (in) the lung, new growth (tumor)

Question 23

pyothorax

pī-ō-THOR-aks

Answer 23

pus in the chest cavity (pleural space) (also called empyema)

Question 24

rhinitis

rī-NĪ-tis

Answer 24

inflammation of the nose (mucous membranes)

Question 25

rhinomycosis | rī-nō-mī-KŌ-sis

Answer 25

abnormal condition of fungus in the nose

Question 26

rhinorrhagia | rī-nō-RĀ-ja

Answer 26

rapid flow of blood from the nose (also called epistaxis)

Question 27

sinusitis | sī-nū-SĪ-tis

Answer 27

inflammation of the sinuses

Question 28

thoracalgia | thor-a-KAL-ja

Answer 28

pain in the chest

Question 29

tonsillitis | ton-sil-Ī-tis

Answer 29

inflammation of the tonsils

Question 30

tracheitis | trā-kē-Ī-tis

Answer 30

inflammation of the trachea

Question 31

tracheostenosis | trā-kē-ō-sten-Ō-sis

Answer 31

narrowing of the trachea