Respiratory System-Terminology Flashcards
adenoidectomy
add-eh-noi-dec-tuh-me
removal of adenoids (tonsils)
aerophagia
air-oh-fae-gea
eating (swallowing) air
alveolar
ahl-vee-oh-luhr
pertaining to the alveoli
anosmia
ah-nohz-mea
without or no smell (absence/decreased sense of smell)
anoxia
ah-nox-ea
without or no oxygen
apnea
app-nea
without or not breathing
asphyxia
as-fix-ea
extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body
asthma
as-muh
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing
atelectasis
at-uh-lek-tuh-sis
incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)
bradypnea
brah-dip-nea
slow breathing
bronchiectasis
bron-kee-eck-tuh-sis
expansion/dilation of the bronchi
bronchiolitis
bron-kee-oh-lie-tis
inflammation of the bronchioles
bronchitis
bron-kie-tis
inflammation of the bronchi
bronchoscopy
bron-koh-scuh-py
visual examination of the bronchi
cyanosis
sign-an-oh-sis
abnormal condition of blue (blue skin due to lack of oxygen)
dyspnea
disp-nea
difficulty breathing
epistaxis
epi-stack-sis
nosebleed
eupnea
yupe-nea
normal breathing
hemoptysis
he-mop-duh-sis
coughing up blood
hemothorax
he-muh-thor-ax
blood in the chest (blood in the pleural cavity)
hypercapnia
hi-per-cap-nea
excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
hypoxemia
hi-pox-ee-mea
low oxygen in the blood
hypoxia
hi-pox-ea
low oxygen in the tissues
laryngoplegia
lah-ring-oh-plee-gea
paralysis of the larynx
laryngoscope
lah-ring-oh-scope
instrument for examining the larynx
orthopnea
or-thop-nea
breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)
pharyngospasm
fuh-ring-oh-spasm
involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx
phrenalgia
fren-ahl-hia
pain of the diaphragm
pleurisy
plur-uh-sea
inflammation of the pleura
pleurodynia
plur-uh-din-ea
pain of the pleura
pneumomelanosis
new-mo-mel-ah-no-sis
blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust
pneumonia
nuh-moh-nea
infection of the lung
pneumothorax
new-moe-thor-ax
collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity
polysomnography
polly-some-noh-graphy
process of recording sleep (sleep study test)
rales
ray-uhles
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
rhonchi
ron-ky
coarse rattling breath sound
spirometry
spie-ron-meh-tree
act of measuring the breath (lung function test)
sputum
spew-tum
mucus coughed up from airways
stridor
strye-dur
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
tachypnea
tack-ip-nea
fast, rapid breathing
thoracocentesis
thuh-rack-oh-cent-ee-sis
surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)
thoracopathy
thork-op-athy
disease of the chest
tonsillectomy
tonsil-ect-ohmee
removal of the tonsils
tracheostomy
tray-kee-ostomy
forming an opening in the trachea
tracheotomy
tray-kee-otamy
incision of the trachea
tuberculosis
tuh-burr-cuh-low-sis
infectious disease cause by bacteria
wheezes
wee-ziz
coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways
