Medical Terminology 2

Question 1

Pectoral

Answer 1

pert. to the chest; efficacious in relieving chest conditions, as a cough

Question 2

Expectoration

Answer 2

the act or process of spitting out saliva or coughing up materials from the air passageways leading to the lungs; the expulsion of mucus or phlegm from the throat or lungs

Question 3

Pharyngoglossal

Answer 3

glossopharyngeal

Question 4

Oropharyngeal

Answer 4

of or relating to the oropharynx; of or relating to the mouth and pharynx

Question 5

Phrenic

Answer 5

pert. to the diaphragm

Question 6

Phrenicotomy

Answer 6

cutting of the phrenic nerve to immobilize a lung by inducing paralysis of one side

Question 7

Pleuralgia

Answer 7

pain in the pleura, or in the side

Question 8

Pneumatic

Answer 8

pert. to gas or air; pert. to respiration; pert. to rarefied or compressed air

Question 9

Pneumoconiosis

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any disease of the respiratory tract owing to inhalation of dust particles

Question 10

Pneumopleuritis

Answer 10

inflammation of the lungs and pleura

Question 11

Pneumonia

Answer 11

inflammation of the lungs, usually due to infection with bacteria, viruses or other pathogenic organisms

Question 12

Pulmonary Edema

Answer 12

a potentially life-threatening edema in the interstitium and alveoli of the lungs

Question 13

Otorhinolaryngology

Answer 13

the science of the ear, nose, and larynx, and their functions and diseases

Question 14

Rhinitis

Answer 14

inflammation or irritation of the nasal passages, resulting in runny nose, nasal congestion, and/or postnasal drainage

Question 15

Rhinorrhea

Answer 15

a thin watery discharge from the nose

Question 16

Rhinoplasty

Answer 16

plastic surgery of the nose

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Pansinusitis

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inflammation of the paranasal sinuses

Question 18

Sinusotomy

Answer 18

incision into a sinus

Question 19

Spirometer

Answer 19

an apparatus used to measure lung volumes and air flow

Question 20

Spirometry

Answer 20

measurement of airflow and lung volumes