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Fall Semester 2017 > Medical Terminology Chapter 7 > Flashcards

Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Flashcards

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aer/o

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air

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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anthrac/o

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coal

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atel/o

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incomplete

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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coni/o

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dust

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cyst/o

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sac

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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hal/o

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to breathe

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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muc/o

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mucus

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nas/o

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nose

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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

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lung, air

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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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breathing

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trache/o

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trachea

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tuss/o

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cough

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-osmia

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smell

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-phonia

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voice

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-thorax

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chest

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What does the respiratory system include?

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nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes and lungs

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Three parts of the pharynx

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upper nasopharynx, middle oropharynx, lower laryngopharynx

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larynx

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voice box, is a muscular structure located between the pharynx and the trachea and contains the vocal cords

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epiglottis

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a flap of cartilaginous tissue

it protects against food and liquid being inhaled into the lungs

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thyroid cartilage

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adam’s apple

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trachea

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windpipe

the passageway for air that extends from the pharynx and larynx down to the main bronchi

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alveoli

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tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles

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lung

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a total collection of the bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli, They are spongy to the touch because they contain air

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respiratory therapist

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measure lung volumes to aid in determining the functioning level of the respiratory system

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the passageway for food, liquids and air

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pharynx

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how many lobes in the right and left lung

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right 3

left 2

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the air sacs at the end of the bronchial tree

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alveoli

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term for the double membrane around the lungs

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pluera

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small branches of the bronchi

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bronchioles

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myc/o

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fungus

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muc/o

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mucus

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pneum/o

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air

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pneumon/o

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lung

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-osmia

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smell

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nasopharyngeal

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pertaining to the nose and pharynx

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septal

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pertaining to the septum

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laryngeal

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the larynx

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pulmonary

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the lung

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beside the sinuses

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paranasal

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an alveolus

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alveolar

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nasal

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the nose

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the diaphragm

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diaphragmatic

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otorhinolaryngology

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branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the ear, nose, throat region

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anosmia

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lack of sense of smell

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anoxia

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condition of receiving almost no oxygen

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aphonia

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condition of being unable to produce sounds

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bronchiectasis

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dilated bronchus

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Cheyne-Stokes respiration

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abnormal breathing pattern in which there are long periods (10-60 seconds) of apnea followed by deeper, more rapid breathing

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pneumoconiosis

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inhaling environmental particles

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whooping cough

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pertussis

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may result in a collapsed lung

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pneumothorax

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empyema

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pus in the pleural sac

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respiratory tract mucus

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phlegm

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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mycoplasma pneumonia

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walking pneumonia

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emphysema

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disease with overexpanded air sacs

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histoplasmosis

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caused by fungus

73
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sweat test

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test for cystic fibrosis

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oximetry

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measures oxygen levels in the blood

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ventilator

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respirator

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polysomnography

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test to identify sleep apnea

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tuberculin test

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Mantoux test

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rhinitis

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inflammation of the nose

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discharge from the nose

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rhinorrhea

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rhinoplasty

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surgical repair of the nose

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laryngitis

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inflammation of the larynx

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spasm of the larynx

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laryngospasm

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pertaining to the larynx

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laryngeal

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removal of the larynx

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larynectomy

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surgical repair of the larynx

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larynoplasty

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laryngoplegia

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paralysis of the larynx

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inflammation of the broncus

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bronchitis

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spasm of the bronchus

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bronchospasm

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chest pain

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thoracalgia

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thoracotomy

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cutting into the chest

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trachecotomy

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cutting into the trachea

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pertaining to inside the trachea

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endotracheal

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tracheostenosis

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narrowing of the trachea

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difficult of labored breathing

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dyspnea

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tachypnea

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rapid breathing

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orthopnea

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can only breathe in upright position

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apnea

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lack of breathing

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