midterm Flashcards
listening to chest sounds via stethoscope
auscultation
incomplete expansion of lungs
atelectasis
permanent obstructive disease of lungs with chronic bronchitis; can include emphysema
copd
measurement of breathing capacity
spirometry
URI (UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION)
coryza
blood and air in the pleural cavity
hemopneumothorax
process of viewing throat behind nasal sinus
nasopharyngoscopy
pertaining to chest
pectoral
excision of alveoli
alveolectomy
without speech
aphasia
removal of pleura
pleurectomy
abnormal condition of fungus
mycosis
surgical repair of chest
thoracoplasty
incision of throat
pharyngotomy
removal of voice box
laryngectomy
difficult breathing
dyspnea
swallowing of air
aerophagia
surgical puncture of lung
pneumonocentesis
discharge from nose
rhinorrhea
visualization of bronchus
bronchoscopy
new opening in trachea
tracheostomy
inflammation of lung
pneumonitis