Respiratory System-Terminology Flashcards

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adenoidectomy

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add-eh-noi-dec-tuh-me
removal of adenoids (tonsils)

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aerophagia

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air-oh-fae-gea
eating (swallowing) air

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alveolar

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ahl-vee-oh-luhr
pertaining to the alveoli

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anosmia

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ah-nohz-mea
without or no smell (absence/decreased sense of smell)

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anoxia

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ah-nox-ea
without or no oxygen

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apnea

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app-nea
without or not breathing

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asphyxia

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as-fix-ea
extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body

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asthma

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as-muh
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing

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atelectasis

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at-uh-lek-tuh-sis
incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)

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bradypnea

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brah-dip-nea
slow breathing

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bronchiectasis

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bron-kee-eck-tuh-sis
expansion/dilation of the bronchi

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bronchiolitis

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bron-kee-oh-lie-tis
inflammation of the bronchioles

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bronchitis

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bron-kie-tis
inflammation of the bronchi

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bronchoscopy

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bron-koh-scuh-py
visual examination of the bronchi

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cyanosis

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sign-an-oh-sis
abnormal condition of blue (blue skin due to lack of oxygen)

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dyspnea

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disp-nea
difficulty breathing

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epistaxis

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epi-stack-sis
nosebleed

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eupnea

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yupe-nea
normal breathing

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hemoptysis

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he-mop-duh-sis
coughing up blood

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hemothorax

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he-muh-thor-ax
blood in the chest (blood in the pleural cavity)

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hypercapnia

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hi-per-cap-nea
excessive carbon dioxide in the blood

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hypoxemia

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hi-pox-ee-mea
low oxygen in the blood

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hypoxia

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hi-pox-ea
low oxygen in the tissues

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laryngoplegia

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lah-ring-oh-plee-gea
paralysis of the larynx

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laryngoscope
lah-ring-oh-scope instrument for examining the larynx
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orthopnea
or-thop-nea breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)
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pharyngospasm
fuh-ring-oh-spasm involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx
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phrenalgia
fren-ahl-hia pain of the diaphragm
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pleurisy
plur-uh-sea inflammation of the pleura
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pleurodynia
plur-uh-din-ea pain of the pleura
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pneumomelanosis
new-mo-mel-ah-no-sis blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust
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pneumonia
nuh-moh-nea infection of the lung
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pneumothorax
new-moe-thor-ax collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity
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polysomnography
polly-some-noh-graphy process of recording sleep (sleep study test)
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rales
ray-uhles crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
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rhonchi
ron-ky coarse rattling breath sound
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spirometry
spie-ron-meh-tree act of measuring the breath (lung function test)
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sputum
spew-tum mucus coughed up from airways
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stridor
strye-dur wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
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tachypnea
tack-ip-nea fast, rapid breathing
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thoracocentesis
thuh-rack-oh-cent-ee-sis surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)
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thoracopathy
thork-op-athy disease of the chest
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tonsillectomy
tonsil-ect-ohmee removal of the tonsils
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tracheostomy
tray-kee-ostomy forming an opening in the trachea
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tracheotomy
tray-kee-otamy incision of the trachea
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tuberculosis
tuh-burr-cuh-low-sis infectious disease cause by bacteria
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wheezes
wee-ziz coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways