diagnosis and pathology respiratory system Flashcards
laryngitis
LAR-in-JAIT-is
laryngotracheobronchitis
lah-RING-goh-TRAY-kee-oh-brong-KAI-tis
rhinitis
rai-NAI-tis
sinusitis
sai-nus-AI-tis
pansinusitis
pan/sinus/itis
all/sinus/inflammation
PAN-sai-nus-AI-tis
inflammation of all sinuses
sleep apnea
sleep AP-nee-ah
tonsillitis
ton-sil-AI-tis
tracheitis
TRAY-kee-AI-tis
tracheomalacia
TRAY-kee-oh-ma-LAY-shee-ah
asthma
AZ-ma
a disease causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway
bronchiolitis
BRONG-kee-yo-LAIT-is
bronchitis
brong-KAI-tis
COPD
KRON-ik-ob-STRUK-tiv pul-moh-neh-ree- diz-EEZ
a group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages
cystic fibrosis
SIS-tik fai-BROH-sis
a disease causing thick mucus buildup in the lungs and pancreas, named after the changes it causes to the lungs
diaphragmatocele
DAI-a-frag-MAT-o-seel
emphysema
EM-fi-ZEE-ma
a disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity, emphysema patients can inhale but have difficulty exhaling
obstructive lung disorder (think what obstructive means)
ob-STRUK-tiv
a lung disorder caused by a blockage
pleuritis
ploo-RAI-tia
pleurisy (another word for pleuritis)
PLOO-ris-ee
pneumatocele
noo-MAT-oh-seel
hernia of the lung
pneumoconiosis
NOO-moh-KOH-nee-oh-sis
a lung condition caused by dust
pneumo/coni/osis
lung/dust/condition
pneumonia
noo-MOHN-yah
a lung condition
pneumonitis
NOO-moh-NAIT-is
inflammation of the lung
pulmonary embolism
pul-moh-neh-ree
EM-boh-lizm
blockage in the pulmonary blood supply
pulmonary neoplasm
pul-moh-nee-ree
NEE-oh-plazm
new growth (tumor) in the lung
restrictive lung disorder
reh-STRIK-tiv
a lung disorder caused by the limiting of air into the lungs
bronchiogenic carcinoma
BRONG-kee-oh-JEN-ik KAR-sin-OH-mah
mesothelioma
meso/theli/oma
middle/nipple/tumor
MES-oh-thee-lee-OH-mah
a cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells lining the lungs
