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Module 5: The Respiratory System Flashcards

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Pneum-

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Air/gas

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Pneumon-

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Lung

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Pneumonectomy

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Surgical removal of the lung

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Thorac-

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Thorax or chest

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Thoracotomy

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Cutting into the chest

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Bronch-

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Bronchus

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Bronchoscopy

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Visual examination of the bronchus

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Laryng-

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Larynx (voice box)

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Laryngectomy

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Excision of larynx

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Nas- and rhin-

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Nose

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Rhinoplasty

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Repair of nose

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Pharyng-

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Pharynx (membrane-lined cavity behind the nose and mouth, connecting them to the oesophagus)

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Pharyngitis

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Inflammation of pharynx

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Pneumonectomy

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Excision of lung

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Pulmon-

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Lung

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Pulmonary

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Pertaining to the lung

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Thoracotomy

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Cutting into the chest

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Trache-

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Trachea

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Tracheostomy

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Artificial opening of trachea

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-stomy

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Artificial mouthlike opening, as in colostomy (artificial opening into the colon; a surgical operation to bring the colon out onto the abdominal wall)

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21
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-tomy

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Cutting into, as in laparotomy (cutting into the abdomen)

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A-

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Without

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Dys-

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Difficult/painful

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Inter-

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Between

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture to remove fluid (e.g. Amniocentesis)

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-pnoea

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-ptysis

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Spitting (coughing)

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-scope

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Lighted instrument to view/examine

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-scopy

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Examination/technique of viewing with a lighted instrument

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-scopist

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Person who performs the examination

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Dys-

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Difficult, painful

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-rrhoea

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Excessive flow

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-rrhagia

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Bursting forth

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-rrhaphy

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Suture/stitch

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-stenosis

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(abnormal condition of) narrowing

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Hyper

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Above normal/high

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Hypo

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Below normal/low

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Apnoea

A

Cessation of breathing

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Dyspnoea

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Difficulty breathing

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Tachypnoea

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Rapid breathing

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Haemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Haemothorax

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Blood in the pleural cavity (the thin fluid filled space between the two pulmonary pleurae (known as visceral and parietal) of each lung

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Pleura

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Serous membrane which folds back onto itself to form a two-layered membranous pleural sac

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Serous

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Of, resembling, or producing serum

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Serum

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The clear liquid that can be separated from clotted blood (differs from plasma, the liquid part of normal unclotted blood)

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Laryngotomy

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Cutting into the larynx

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Laryngectomy

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Excision of the larynx

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Rhinitis

A

Inflammation of the nose

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Rhinoplasty

A

Repair of the nose

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Rhinorrhoea

A

Watery discharge from the nose

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Tracheostomy

A

Artificial opening of the trachea

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Tracheotomy

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Cutting into the trachea

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Asphyxia

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Condition of prevention of breath and therefore lack of oxygen/suffocation

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Asthma

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Spasm and narrowing of bronchi leading to airway obstruction

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Atelectasis

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Collapsed lung

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Atel-

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Incomplete

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-ectasis

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Dilatation

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

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Emphysema

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A type of chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD)

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COAD

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Chronic obstructive airways disease

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Pneumonia/ pneumonitis

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Inflammation of the lungs

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Tuberculosis

A

Infectious disease of lungs caused by bacteria

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Coryza

A

Common cold

65
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Pleurisy

A

Inflammation of the pleura

66
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URTI

A

Upper Respiratory Tract Infection

Medical Terminology BSMSA (45 decks)

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