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Chapter 8 Flashcards

The Respiratory System

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alveolus (alveoli, pl)

full word 🟫

A

terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs

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alveolar

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the alveoli

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bronchus (bronchi, pl)

full word 🟫

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one of two subdivisions of the trachea

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bronchiole

full word 🟫

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increasingly smaller subdivisions of bronchi

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cilium (cilla, pl)

full word 🟫

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hairlike motile projection from the surface of a call

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expiration

full word 🟫

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breathe out

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inspiration

full word 🟫

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breathe in

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olfaction

full word 🟫

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sense of smell

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olfactory

full word 🟫

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relating to the sense of smell

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oxygen

full word 🟫

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the gas essential for life

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pharynx

full word 🟫

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tube from the back of nose to the larynx

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pharyngeal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the pharynx

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pulmonary

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the lungs

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pulmonologist

full word 🟫

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speacialist in treating disorders of the lungs

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pulmonology

full word 🟫

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study of the lungs

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rale (rales, pl)

full word 🟫

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crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs

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respiration

full word 🟫

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process of breathing, fundamental process of life used to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide

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respirator

full word 🟫

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another name for ventilator

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respiratory

full word 🟫

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pertaining to respiration

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sputum

full word 🟫

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matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders

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trachea

full word 🟫

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air tube from the larynx to the bronchi

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trachealis

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the trachea

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spirat-

root 🟥

A

breathe

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olfact-

root 🟥

A

smell

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oxy-

root 🟥

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oxygen

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pharyng-

root 🟥

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pharynx

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spir-

root 🟥

A

to breathe

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trache-

root 🟥

A

trachea

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bronch/i-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

bronchus

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pulmon/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

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lung

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alveol-

root 🟥

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air sac

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-ar

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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33
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-ole

suffix 🟦

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small

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-ion

suffix 🟦

A

action, condition, process of

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-ory

suffix 🟦

A

having the function of

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-gen

suffix 🟦

A

create

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-eal

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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-ary

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-logy

suffix 🟦

A

study of

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-logist

suffix 🟦

A

speacialist, one who studies

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-ation

suffix 🟦

A

a process, formed from

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-ator

suffix 🟦

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person or thing that does something

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-atory

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to, produced by

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-alis

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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ex-

prefix 🟩

A

out

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in-

prefix 🟩

A

into

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re-

prefix 🟩

A

again

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48
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cautery

full word 🟫

A

a device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue

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cauterize

full word 🟫

A

to apply a cautery

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cauterization

full word 🟫

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the act of cauterizing

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coryza or rhinitis

full word 🟫

A

acute inflammation of mucous membrane of the nose

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decongestant

full word 🟫

A

agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses

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epistaxis

full word 🟫

A

nosebleed

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naris (nares, pl)

full word 🟫

A

nostril

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nasal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the nose

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palate

full word 🟫

A

roof of the mouth, floor of the nose

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paranasal

full word 🟫

A

adjacent to the nose

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polyp

full word 🟫

A

any mass of tissue that projectts outward

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septum (septa, pl)

full word 🟫

A

thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses

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sinus

full word 🟫

A

cavtity or hollow space in a bone or other tissue

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sinusitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the lining of a sinus

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cauter-

root 🟥

A

to burn

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Q

congest-

root 🟥

A

accumulation of fluid

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stax-

root 🟥

A

fall in drops

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nas-

root 🟥

A

nose

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rhin-

root 🟥

A

nose

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sinus-

root 🟥

A

sinus

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-ize

suffix 🟦

A

action

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-ant

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-is

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-itis

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

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Q

de-

prefix 🟩

A

take away, remove

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epi-

prefix 🟩

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above, upon

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para-

prefix 🟩

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adjacent to

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adenoid

full word 🟫

A

single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat

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apnea

full word 🟫

A

absence of spontaneous respiration

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hypoxemia

full word 🟫

A

low oxygen level in arterial blood

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hypoxia

full word 🟫

A

decreased below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, or blood

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hypoxic

full word 🟫

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deficient in oxygen

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80
Q

laryngopharynx

full word 🟫

A

region of the pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx

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Q

nasopharynx

full word 🟫

A

region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate

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nasopharyngeal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the nasopharynx

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oropharynx

full word 🟫

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region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate and the tip of the epiglottis

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oropharyngeal

full word 🟫

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pertaining to the oropharynx

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pharyngitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the pharynx

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86
Q

polysomnography

full word 🟫

A

test to monitor brain waves, muscle tension, eye movement, and oxygen levels in the blood as the patient sleeps

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Q

tonsil

full word 🟫

A

mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue

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tonsillitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the tonsils

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89
Q

tonsilectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of the tonsils

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Q

aden-

root 🟥

A

gland

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Q

-pnea

root 🟥

A

breathe

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Q

ox-

root 🟥

A

oxygen

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Q

pharynx-

root 🟥

A

pharynx, throat

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Q

tonsill-

root 🟥

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tonsil

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laryng/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

larynx

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nas/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

nose

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or/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

mouth

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somn/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

sleep

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Q

a-

prefix 🟩

A

without

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Q

hyp-

prefix 🟩

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below

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Q

poly-

prefix 🟩

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many

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Q

croup

laryngotracheobronchitis

full word 🟫

A

infection of the upper airways in children characterized by a barking cough

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Q

epiglottis

full word 🟫

A

leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing

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Q

epiglottitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the epiglottis

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Q

glottis

full word 🟫

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the opening from the oropharnyx into the larynx

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Q

intubation

full word 🟫

A

insertion of a tube into the trachea

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107
Q

laryngotracheobronchitis

croup

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi

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108
Q

larynx

full word 🟫

A

organ of sound protection

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109
Q

laryngeal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the larynx

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110
Q

laryngitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the larynx

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Q

laryngoscope

full word 🟫

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hollow tube with a light and camera used to visualize or operate on the larynx

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Q

papilla (papillae, pl)

full word 🟫

A

any small projection

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papiloma

full word 🟫

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benign projection of epithelial cells

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stridor

full word 🟫

A

high-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea

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vocal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the voice

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glottis-

root 🟥

A

mouth of windpipe

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-glott

root 🟥

A

mouth of windpipe

118
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tub-

root 🟥

A

tube

119
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voc-

root 🟥

A

voice

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trache/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

trachea

121
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papill/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

pimple

122
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-scope

suffix 🟦

A

instrument for viewing

123
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-oma

suffix 🟦

A

tumor, mass

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diaphragm

full word 🟫

A

the muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities

125
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diaphragmatic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the diaphragm

126
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fissure (fissures, pl)

full word 🟫

A

deep furrow or cleft

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lobe

full word 🟫

A

subdivision of an organ or other part

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lobar

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a lobe

129
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lobectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of a lobe

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mediastinium

full word 🟫

A

area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, espohagus, and trachea

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mediastinal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining tot he mediastinum

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pleura (pleurae, pl)

full word 🟫

A

membrane covering the lunchs and lining the ribs in thoracic cavity

133
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pleural

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the pleura

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pleurisy

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the pleura

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segment

full word 🟫

A

a section of an organ or structure

136
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fiss-

root 🟥

A

split

137
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lob-

root 🟥

A

lobe

138
Q

stin-

root 🟥

A

partition

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Q

pleur-

root 🟥

A

pleura

140
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diaphragm/a-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

diaphragm

141
Q

-tic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

142
Q

-ure

suffix 🟦

A

process, result of

143
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-ectomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical excision

144
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-um

suffix 🟦

A

structure

145
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-isy

suffix 🟦

A

inflammation

146
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media-

prefix 🟩

A

middle

147
Q

bradypnea

full word 🟫

A

slow breathing

148
Q

cyanosis

full word 🟫

A

blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood

149
Q

cyanotic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or marked by cyanosis

150
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dyspnea

full word 🟫

A

difficult breathing

151
Q

eupnea

full word 🟫

A

normal breathing

152
Q

exhale

full word 🟫

A

breathe out

153
Q

expectorate

full word 🟫

A

cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract

154
Q

hemoptysis

full word 🟫

A

bloddy sputum

155
Q

hyperpnea

full word 🟫

A

deeper and more rapid breathing than normal

156
Q

inhale

full word 🟫

A

breathe in

157
Q

phlegm

full word 🟫

A

abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract

158
Q

tachypnea

full word 🟫

A

rapid breathing

159
Q

hale-

root 🟥

A

breathe

160
Q

pector-

root 🟥

A

chest

161
Q

cyan/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

dark blue

162
Q

hem/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

blood

163
Q

-osis

suffix 🟦

A

condition

164
Q

-ate

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

165
Q

-ptysis

suffix 🟦

A

spit

166
Q

brady-

prefix 🟩

A

slow

167
Q

dys-

prefix 🟩

A

bad, difficult

168
Q

eu-

prefix 🟩

A

normal, good

169
Q

hyper-

prefix 🟩

A

excessive

170
Q

tachy-

prefix 🟩

A

rapid

171
Q

asthma

full word 🟫

A

episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways

172
Q

asthmatic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from asthma

173
Q

auscultation

full word 🟫

A

diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope

174
Q

bronchiectasis

full word 🟫

A

chronic dilation of the bronchi following inflammatory disease and obstruction

175
Q

bronchiolitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the small bronchioles

176
Q

bronchitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the bronchi

177
Q

bronchoconstriction

full word 🟫

A

reduction in diameter of a bronchus

178
Q

bulla (bullar, pl)

full word 🟫

A

bubble-like dilated structure

179
Q

cystic fibrosis

full word 🟫

A

genetic disease in which excessive viscid mucus obstructs passages

180
Q

emphysema

full word 🟫

A

dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli

181
Q

hypercapnia

full word 🟫

A

abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in the arterial bloodstream

182
Q

hypersecretion

full word 🟫

A

excessive secretion of mucus

183
Q

rhoncus (rhonchi, pl)

full word 🟫

A

wheezing sound heard on ausculation of lungs, made by air passing through a constriced lumen

184
Q

viscosity

full word 🟫

A

the resistance of a fluid to flow

185
Q

viscous

full word 🟫

A

sticky fluid that is resistant to flow

186
Q

asthm-

root 🟥

A

asthma

187
Q

auscult-

root 🟥

A

listen to

188
Q

constrict-

root 🟥

A

to narrow

189
Q

cyst-

root 🟥

A

cyst

190
Q

fibr-

root 🟥

A

fiber

191
Q

physema-

root 🟥

A

blowing

192
Q

capn-

root 🟥

A

carbon dioxide

193
Q

secret-

root 🟥

A

secrete

194
Q

viscos-

root 🟥

A

viscous, sticky

195
Q

-atic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

196
Q

-ectasis

suffix 🟦

A

dilation

197
Q

-osis

suffix 🟦

A

abnormal condition

198
Q

-ia

suffix 🟦

A

condition

199
Q

-ity

suffix 🟦

A

condition

200
Q

em-

prefix 🟩

A

in, into

201
Q

adenocarcinoma

full word 🟫

A

a cancer arisingfrom glandular epithelial cells

202
Q

anthracosis

full word 🟫

A

lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles

203
Q

anthrax

full word 🟫

A

a severe, malignant infectious disease

204
Q

asbestosis

full word 🟫

A

lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles

205
Q

aspiration

full word 🟫

A

removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity

206
Q

atelectasis

full word 🟫

A

collapse of part of a lung

207
Q

bronchogenic

full word 🟫

A

arising from a bronchus

208
Q

bronchopneumonia

full word 🟫

A

acute inflammation of the walls of smaller bronchioles with spread to lung parenchyma

209
Q

empyema

full word 🟫

A

pus in a body cavity

210
Q

hemothorax

full word 🟫

A

blood in the pleural cavity

211
Q

parenchyma

full word 🟫

A

the specific functions cells of a gland or organ that are supported by the connective tissue framework

212
Q

pneumoconiosis (pneumoconioses, pl)

full word 🟫

A

fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of different dusts

213
Q

pneumonia

pneumonitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue)

214
Q

pneumothorax

full word 🟫

A

air in the pleural cavity

215
Q

sarcoidosis

full word 🟫

A

granulomatous lesions of the lungs and other organs

216
Q

silicosis

full word 🟫

A

fibrotic lung disease from inhaling silica particles

217
Q

thoracentesis

full word 🟫

A

insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air

218
Q

tuberculosis

full word 🟫

A

infectious disease that can infect any organ or tissue

219
Q

carcin-

root 🟥

A

cancer

220
Q

anthrac-

root 🟥

A

coal

221
Q

asbest-

root 🟥

A

asbestos

222
Q

aspirat-

root 🟥

A

to breathe on

223
Q

atel-

root 🟥

A

incomplete

224
Q

py

root 🟥

A

pus

225
Q

thorax-

root 🟥

A

chest

226
Q

coni-

root 🟥

A

dust

227
Q

sarc-

root 🟥

A

flesh

228
Q

silic-

root 🟥

A

silicon, glass

229
Q

thora-

root 🟥

A

chest

230
Q

tubercul-

root 🟥

A

nodule, swelling

231
Q

pneum/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

lung, air

232
Q

-ectasis

suffix 🟦

A

dilation

233
Q

-genic

suffix 🟦

A

creation

234
Q

-ema

suffix 🟦

A

quality of, quantity of

235
Q

-oid

suffix 🟦

A

resembling

236
Q

-centesis

suffix 🟦

A

to puncture

237
Q

bronchoscopy

full word 🟫

A

examination of the interior of the tracheobronchial tree with an endoscope

238
Q

bronchoscope

full word 🟫

A

endoscope used for bronchoscopy

239
Q

endotracheal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to being inside the trachea

240
Q

mediastinoscopy

full word 🟫

A

examination of the mediastinum using an endoscope

241
Q

spirometer

full word 🟫

A

an instrument used to measure respiratory volumes

242
Q

spirometry

full word 🟫

A

use of spirometer

243
Q

thoracotomy

full word 🟫

A

incision through the chest wall

244
Q

tomography

full word 🟫

A

radiographic image of a selected slice of tissue

245
Q

transthoracic

full word 🟫

A

going through the chest wall

246
Q

ultrasonography

full word 🟫

A

delineation of deep structures using sounds waves

247
Q

thorac-

root 🟥

A

chest

248
Q

mediastin/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

mediastinum

249
Q

spir/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

to breathe

250
Q

tom/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

cut, slice, layer

251
Q

son/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

sound

252
Q

-scopy

suffix 🟦

A

to examine, to view

253
Q

-scope

suffix 🟦

A

instrument for viewing

254
Q

-meter

suffix 🟦

A

measure

255
Q

-metry

suffix 🟦

A

process of measuring

256
Q

-tomy

suffix 🟦

A

surgical incision

257
Q

-graphy

suffix 🟦

A

process of recording

258
Q

endo-

prefix 🟩

A

inside

259
Q

trans-

prefix 🟩

A

across

260
Q

ultra-

prefix 🟩

A

beyond

261
Q

bronchodilator

full word 🟫

A

agent that increases the diameter of a bronchus

262
Q

cannula

full word 🟫

A

tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas

263
Q

immunization

full word 🟫

A

administration of an agent to provide immunity

264
Q

mucolytic

full word 🟫

A

agent capable of dissolving or liquefying mucus

265
Q

nebulizer

full word 🟫

A

device used to deliver liquid medicine in a fine mist

266
Q

pneumonectomy

full word 🟫

A

surgical removal of a lung

267
Q

resection

full word 🟫

A

removal of a specific part of an organ or structure

268
Q

tracheostomy

full word 🟫

A

insertion of a tube into the windpipe to assist breathing

269
Q

tracheotomy

full word 🟫

A

incision made into the trachea to breate a tracheostomy

270
Q

ventilation

full word 🟫

A

movement of gases into and out of the lungs

271
Q

ventilator

full word 🟫

A

device that breathes for the patient

272
Q

dilat-

root 🟥

A

expand, open up

273
Q

immuniz-

root 🟥

A

make immune

274
Q

lyt-

root 🟥

A

dissolve

275
Q

nebul-

root 🟥

A

cloud

276
Q

sect-

root 🟥

A

cut off

277
Q

ventil-

root 🟥

A

wind

278
Q

muc/o-

root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

mucus

279
Q

-or

suffix 🟦

A

one who does

280
Q

-izer

suffix 🟦

A

line of action, affects in a particular way

281
Q

-stomy

suffix 🟦

A

new opening

282
Q

re-

prefix 🟩

A

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MED TERMS (15 decks)

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