Medical Terminology Flashcards

Question

circum-

Answer 1

around; circular movement

Answer 2

distance around a circle

Answer 3

together, with

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against, opposed to

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against what is indicated

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bluish color of skin

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from; down

Answer 8

to come down from

Answer 9

knowledge through testing

Answer 10

free of, to undo

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undoing of any part of the body from its normal position

Answer 12

bad, difficult, painful

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difficult breathing

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outside its normal location

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within, inner

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instrument used to look inside the body

Answer 17

upon, over, above

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above the stomach

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mature red blood cell

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out, away from

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to breath out

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outside, outward

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originating outside the body

Answer 24

outside, beyond

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outside the liver

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gray/silver

Answer 27

disorder creating a gray gleam in affected eye

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paralysis on one side of body

Answer 29

composed of different substances

Answer 30

having the same origins

Answer 31

water involved in separating compounds

Answer 32

above, beyond, excessive

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blood glucose levels above normal

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below, under, deficient

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blood glucose levels below normal

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under, below

Answer 37

below the rib

Answer 38

between the ribs

Answer 39

within a vein

Answer 40

yellow discoloration of the skin

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near, beside

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near the pylorus

Answer 43

white blood cells

Answer 44

large enough to be seen by the naked eye

Answer 45

bad, abnormal

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abnormal softening of tissues

Answer 47

large, great

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enlarged heart

Answer 49

dark pigmented cancerous tumor

Answer 50

middle layer of skin

Answer 51

beyond, after

Answer 52

bones after the carpal/wrist bone

Answer 53

too small to be seen with naked eye

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new, recent

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newborn infant

Answer 56

small amount, few

Answer 57

urinary output less than 400 ml/day

Answer 58

beside, alongside

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adjacent to the liver

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around; about

Answer 61

membrane surrounding the heart muscle

Answer 62

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Answer 63

many, much, excessive

Answer 64

large amounts of urine

Answer 65

after, behind

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after meals

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before, in front of

Answer 68

sensation that one is going to faint

Answer 69

first pregnancy

Answer 70

yellow color of skin not due to elevated bilirubin

Answer 71

purple skin discolorations

Answer 72

paralysis of all for extremities

Answer 73

again or back

Answer 74

to go make active again

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back or behind

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back part of the nose

Answer 77

half conscious

Answer 78

under, below

Answer 79

under the skin

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above or over

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located above the lumbar

Answer 82

together, joined

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group of symptoms joined by a common cause

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rapid heartbeat

Answer 85

across, through

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across the abdomen

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a muscle having 3 heads

Answer 88

beyond, excessive

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sound waves at a very high frequency

Answer 90

having only one eye

Answer 91

yellow skin discoloration

Answer 92

pertaining to (cardiac: pertaining to the heart)

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sensitivity to pain (analgesia: without sensitivity to pain)

Answer 94

pain in the head

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condition of

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condition of conceiving

Answer 97

embryonic state of development

Answer 98

immature white blood cell

Answer 99

swelling; herniation

Answer 100

protrusion of urinary bladder through wall of another organ

Answer 101

surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid

Answer 102

removal of amniotic fluid

Answer 103

break, fracture

Answer 104

intentional fracture of a bone

Answer 105

binding, stabilization

Answer 106

fixation of a join

Answer 107

dilation, expansion

Answer 108

removal of stomach

Answer 109

stretching of the stomach

Answer 110

excess glucose in the blood

Answer 111

generating; formation

Answer 112

form stone

Answer 113

contributes to formation of stones

Answer 114

to record/write

Answer 115

heart beat recording

Answer 116

process of recording

Answer 117

more than one pregnancy

Answer 118

recording electrical activity of the heart

Answer 119

specialist in a field of study

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one who treats

Answer 121

condition of excessive body hair

Answer 122

inflammation

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seizure, attack

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sudden attack of sleep

Answer 125

stone, calculus

Answer 126

stone in the nose

Answer 127

formation of stones

Answer 128

formation of gallstones

Answer 129

one who specializes in the study of

Answer 130

destruction or detachment

Answer 131

destruction

Answer 132

agent used to destoy hardened skin

Answer 133

a mental disorder

Answer 134

mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur

Answer 135

enlargement

Answer 136

enlargement of the heart

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instrument used to measured

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resembling

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resembling mucus

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small or little

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small artery

Answer 142

study of; knowledge of

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knowledge of skin

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tumor filled with blood

Answer 145

a visual condition

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pertaining to; characterized by

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pertaining to hearing

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condition of

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condition of blueness

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mouth, formation of opening

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formation of opening in stomach

Answer 152

incision (cutting into tissue)

Answer 153

deficiency

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disease of a gland

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decrease in number of WBCs

Answer 156

surgical fixation

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fixation of uterus

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attraction to

Answer 159

abnormal fear

Answer 160

formation, growth

Answer 161

excessive development

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surgical repair

Answer 163

difficulty breathing

Answer 164

prolapse (sagging)

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drooping of the upper eyelid

Answer 166

excessive flow or discharge

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excessive blood flow

Answer 168

surgically suture or repair

Answer 169

repair of kidney

Answer 170

discharge, flow

Answer 171

drainage from nose

Answer 172

rupture of an artery

Answer 173

exam, view

Answer 174

exam of intestines

Answer 175

stopping or controlling

Answer 176

controlling of flow of blood

Answer 177

crushing of stone

Answer 178

development, nourishment

Answer 179

blood in urine

Answer 180

extremities; height

Answer 181

pertaining to a chemical

Answer 182

gallbladder

Answer 183

large intestine

Answer 184

skull, cranium

Answer 185

containing fluid; urinary bladder

Answer 186

intestines

Answer 187

to produce

Answer 188

sugar, sweet

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women, female

Answer 190

wet, water

Answer 191

cornea/eye; rough/scaly

Answer 192

thin flat part (vertebra)

Answer 193

abdominal wall

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lower back

Answer 195

membranes the cover the brain and spinal cord

Answer 196

hand bones

Answer 197

foot bones

Answer 198

white, liquid, fatty substance around nerve fibers

Answer 199

spinal cord or bone marrow

Answer 200

to bear offspring

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partial paralisis

Answer 202

birth; labor

Answer 203

eat; swallow

Answer 204

fingers/toes

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throat; pharynx

Answer 206

formation/production

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related to the flesh or CT

Answer 208

crooked/bent

Answer 209

twitching, cramp

Answer 210

narrowing, stricture

Answer 211

belly side of body

Answer 212

internal organs

Answer 213

disorder caused by lack of coordinated movement of esophageal muscles and by the failure of the sphincter muscles at the lower end of the esophagus to relax

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absence of hydrochloric acid in gastric juice

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union of two surfaces normally separate, also any fibrous gland that connects them

Answer 216

another name for digestive tract

Answer 217

surgical formation of a connection between two parts

Answer 218

loss of appetite

Answer 219

part of stomach which lies between the body of the stomach and the pylorus

Answer 220

loss of ability to swallow

Answer 221

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Answer 222

food broken down in small pieces and mixed with saliva to form a pasty, lump

Answer 223

audible abdominal sounds produced with hyperactive intestinal peristalsis

Answer 224

sphincter between esophagus and stomach

Answer 225

x-ray exam of bill ducts

Answer 226

liquid of partially digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach

Answer 227

excision of the colon

Answer 228

endoscopic examination of the colon

Answer 229

surgical creation of an opening between the colon and body surface

Answer 230

inflammation of the gallbladder

Answer 231

excision of the gallbladder

Answer 232

gallstone formation in the gallbladder/bile ducts

Answer 233

scarring of the liver associated with a destruction of liver cells

Answer 234

one of 2 types of inflammatory bowel disease; chronic; anywhere along the GI tract but most common in the ileum; characterized by ulcers, fistulas, and fibrotic areas of bowel

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first set of primary teeth; baby teeth

Answer 236

indigestion

Answer 237

difficulty in swallowing

Answer 238

extremely underweight

Answer 239

ductless gland that secretes into bloodstream

Answer 240

disease of intestines

Answer 241

above the stomach

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condition when acid-containing stomach contents regurgitate from stomach to esophagus causing the esophagus to become distorted.

Answer 243

abnormal narrowing of the esophagus

Answer 244

ducted gland that secretes into various organs

Answer 245

split in the epithelial surface of the anal canal

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abnormal passage between 2 internal organs, or leading to the body surface

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air or gas in the intestine passed through rectum

Answer 248

strip of tissue joining the undersurface of tongue to the floor of the mouth

Answer 249

upper portion of the stomach which normally only contains air

Answer 250

excision of stomach

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inflammation of stomach

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stomach and intestinal inflammation marked by diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, low-grade fever, abdominal cramps, and muscle pains

Answer 253

back flow of stomach contents into esophagus

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inspection of the stomach's interior with a gastroscope

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surgical placement of a tube into the stomach

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feeding through tube passed into the stomach

Answer 257

inflammation of tongue

Answer 258

inflammation of liver

Answer 259

below the stomach

Answer 260

yellow discoloration of the skin due to increase bilirubin (jaundice)

Answer 261

surgical passage through the abdominal wall into the ileum for drainage of fecal material

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absence of peristalsis in the intestine causing obstruction

Answer 263

abnormally increased and/or decreased mobility of the LI/SI resulting in diarrhea and/or constipation; spastic colon

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creation of an opening between the jejunum and the surface of the abdominal wall

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incision through any part of the abdominal wall

Answer 266

washing out an organ

Answer 267

ultrasound crushing of calculi in the gallbladder/kidney

Answer 268

passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to presence of blood altered by intestinal juices

Answer 269

membrane covering most of the SI

Answer 270

first elimination of the newborn; consists of mucus, bile and tissue from the intestine

Answer 271

enlarged colon

Answer 272

structure that forms the roof of the mouth

Answer 273

large glands at the angle of the jaw which produce saliva

Answer 274

membrane lining the abdominal cavity

Answer 275

inflammation of peritoneum

Answer 276

mass of tissue or projection from the surface of intestine

Answer 277

inspection of the sigmoid and rectum with a proctoscope

Answer 278

sphincter where food leaves the stomach and enters the SI

Answer 279

backward flow of stomach contents

Answer 280

inflammation of esophagus caused by backward flow of stomach acid into esophagus

Answer 281

removal of spleen

Answer 282

greater than normal amounts of fats in the feces

Answer 283

one of the 2 types o IBS; ulceration of the colonic mucosa

Answer 284

surgical transection of the vagus nerve; done to decrease acid secretion of the stomach

Answer 285

a large interior organ in a body cavity

Answer 286

sac formed by localized dilation of an artery or vein

Answer 287

pain in chest from decreased supply of O2 to the heart muscle

Answer 288

large BV leaving the heart which supplies O2-rich blood to all the body tissues

Answer 289

located between the left ventricle and aorta

Answer 290

variation from the normal rhythm of the heartbeat

Answer 291

thickening and loss of elasticity of the arterial walls, slowing the flow of blood

Answer 292

no heartbeat

Answer 293

form of arteriosclerosis in which fats are deposited on the arterial walls

Answer 294

located in R atrium and coordinates the hearts contractions through ventricles

Answer 295

upper chambers of heart

Answer 296

slow heart beat (60 or less)

Answer 297

heart function ceases

Answer 298

weakening of heart muscle

Answer 299

inflammation of heart muscles

Answer 300

sudden and acute vascular lesion of brain cause by hemorrhage, embolism, thrombosis or rupturing BV

Answer 301

cramplike pans in the calves due to poor circulation

Answer 302

stricture or narrowing of vessel

Answer 303

defective blood pumping system, marked by breathlessness and abnormal water/Na retention

Answer 304

small flap on heart valve

Answer 305

resting phase of heart beat

Answer 306

abnormal rhythm

Answer 307

sudden blocking of an artery by an embolus

Answer 308

a foreign object carried by blood and forced into smaller vessel, causes an obstruction of circulation

Answer 309

inner surface of heart chambers

Answer 310

outermost layer of heart

Answer 311

small, local, involuntary muscle contraction cause by spontaneous activation of single muscle cells/fibers

Answer 312

persistent high BP

Answer 313

localized area of ischemic necrosis owing to occlusion of the arterial supply

Answer 314

brings venous blood from lower regions of body to the R side of heart

Answer 315

deficiency of blood flow to part of body

Answer 316

cavity or channel within an organ/structure

Answer 317

general vague feeling of weakness/discomfort

Answer 318

space in the chest between the lungs where the heart is located

Answer 319

located between L atrium and L ventricle (has 2 leaflets)

Answer 320

extra clicking sound caused by failure of heart valves to close

Answer 321

death of heart muscle from absence of blood supply

Answer 322

middle thickest layer of heart wall (cardiac muscle)

Answer 323

state of being closed

Answer 324

person must sit up or stand up in order to breathe comfortably

Answer 325

special muscles connected to the leaflets of the valves to allow them to open in only one direction

Answer 326

exterior layer covering the heart

Answer 327

cutting into vein

Answer 328

a deposit of fatty material in the artery

Answer 329

carries blood to the lungs for oxygenation from right side of heart

Answer 330

located between pulmonary artery and R vent.

Answer 331

carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the L side of heart

Answer 332

longest veins of the body located in lower extremities

Answer 333

heart's pacemaker located in the R atrium; responsible for heart contracting in coordinated fashion through the atria

Answer 334

the normal heart rhythm originating in the SA node

Answer 335

brings venous blood from the region of the head and upper limbs to the R side of the heart

Answer 336

pumping or contracting phase of heart beat

Answer 337

inflammation of a vein associated with thrombus formation

Answer 338

existence of a blood clot

Answer 339

stroke precursor; brief interruption of circulation to a portion of the brain

Answer 340

between R atrium and R ventricle; 3 leaflets

Answer 341

lower chambers of heart

Answer 342

surgical removal of an aneurysm

Answer 343

x-ray study of BV

Answer 344

surgical or percutaneous reconstruction of BV

Answer 345

removes/prevents blood clotting

Answer 346

long, fine catheter is navigated through a peripheral BV into the chambers of the heart using x-ray visualization as a guide

Answer 347

volume of blood (L) that the heart pumps per minute

Answer 348

brief charges of electricity applied to the best to stop cardiac arrhythmia

Answer 349

circulation by secondary channels after obstruction of the principal channel supplying the heart

Answer 350

use of a vein or synthetic material to sub for an occluded artery in the heart

Answer 351

promotes removal of excessive interstitial fluid and results in increased urine secretion

Answer 352

graphic recording of reflection ultrasound waves from the heart

Answer 353

electrical recordings of heart activity monitored by electrodes placed on the chest wall

Answer 354

removal of the interior portion of an artery and occluding fatty deposit

Answer 355

circulation of blood outside of the body for purposes of removing or exchanging substances

Answer 356

dilation of BV by means of a balloon catheter inserted through the skin and into the lumen of vessel to the site of the lesion, where the balloon is inflated to flatten plaque against the artery wall

Answer 357

device placed in an artery after angioplasty surgery to keep from narrowing again

Answer 358

volume of blood pumped per contraction

Answer 359

use of radioactive tracer given during exercise to detect decreased blood flow to a portion of the heart muscle

Answer 360

surgical removal of a clot from a BV

Answer 361

an agent that dilates BV

Answer 362

an agent constricts BV

Answer 363

clusters of air sacs at end of the bronchial tree

Answer 364

without oxygen

Answer 365

upper portion of the lung (above the collarbone)

Answer 366

temporarily not breathing

Answer 367

suffocation

Answer 368

listening to sounds made by various body structures and functios as a diagnostic method

Answer 369

resting on diaphragm

Answer 370

main branches leading from the trachea to the lungs for air movement

Answer 371

branching of the bronchus after entering the respective lung

Answer 372

smaller division of the bronchial tree

Answer 373

condition characterized by obstruction to the airflow

Answer 374

bluish discoloration of skin and mucous membranes cause by insufficient oxygen in the blood

Answer 375

condition seen in children and marked by obstruction and barking cough

Answer 376

chief muscle in respiration

Answer 377

difficulty swallowing

Answer 378

difficulty speaking; hoarseness

Answer 379

shortness of breath

Answer 380

disease characterized by destruction of alveoli

Answer 381

leaflike structure that opens and closes over the glottis during swallowing

Answer 382

promotes loosening of secretions

Answer 383

exhalation of air from lungs

Answer 384

sound producing apparatus consisting of two vocal fools and the space between them

Answer 385

spitting of blood or blood-stained sputum (from lungs)

Answer 386

increased CO2 in the blood

Answer 387

increase rate/depth of respiration

Answer 388

deficient oxygenation of the blood

Answer 389

reduction of oxygen in body tissues below physiological levels

Answer 390

breathing of air into the lungs

Answer 391

insertion of a tube into the nose or mouth to provide for artificial breathing

Answer 392

intermittent positive pressure breathing; used as treatment with ventilators

Answer 393

pain the the larynx

Answer 394

excision of a lobe of the lung

Answer 395

mass of organs and tissues separating the lungs (heart, aorta, trachea, bronchi)

Answer 396

external nostrils

Answer 397

partition separating the mouth from the nasal cavity

Answer 398

membrane that lines the chest cavity

Answer 399

concerning the chest

Answer 400

passageway from air from nasal cavity to larynx and food from mouth to espohagus

Answer 401

motor nerve to the diaphragm

Answer 402

double-fold membrane that encases the lung and lines the chest cavity

Answer 403

accumulation of fluid in the pleural space

Answer 404

friction rub caused by inflammation of the pleural space

Answer 405

any lung disease caused by permanent deposition of particulate matter in the lungs

Answer 406

presence of air in the pleural space outside the lung but inside the chest

Answer 407

cough with spitting of material from the bronchi

Answer 408

Obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by a clot or foreign material

Answer 409

Test to assess ventilatory status

Answer 410

Abnormal respiratory sound heard on auscultation

Answer 411

Amt of air remaining in the lung after a forced expiration

Answer 412

Thin, water discharge from nose

Answer 413

Wall dividing two cavities

Answer 414

Pulmonary function test

Answer 415

Matter ejected from trachea, bronchi, and lungs, through the mouth

Answer 416

Rapid respiration

Answer 417

Surgical puncture of the chest wall into the parietal cavity to remove fluid

Answer 418

Amt of air breathed in and out during quiet or unflavored respiration

Answer 419

Incision into trachea for the purpose of establishing airflow

Answer 420

Largest volume that can be breathed in or out

Answer 421

Whistling sound caused by air passing along the narrowed bronchi during expiration