Respiratory System-Terminology

Question 1

adenoidectomy

Answer 1

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

Question 2

aerophagia

Answer 2

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

Question 3

alveolar

Answer 3

ahl-vee-oh-luhr
pertaining to the alveoli

Question 4

anosmia

Answer 4

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

Question 5

anoxia

Answer 5

ah-nox-ea
without or no oxygen

Question 6

apnea

Answer 6

app-nea
without or not breathing

Question 7

asphyxia

Answer 7

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

Question 8

asthma

Answer 8

as-muh
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing

Question 9

atelectasis

Answer 9

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

Question 10

bradypnea

Answer 10

brah-dip-nea
slow breathing

Question 11

bronchiectasis

Answer 11

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

Question 12

bronchiolitis

Answer 12

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

Question 13

bronchitis

Answer 13

bron-kie-tis
inflammation of the bronchi

Question 14

bronchoscopy

Answer 14

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

Question 15

cyanosis

Answer 15

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

Question 16

dyspnea

Answer 16

disp-nea
difficulty breathing

Question 17

epistaxis

Answer 17

epi-stack-sis
nosebleed

Question 18

eupnea

Answer 18

yupe-nea
normal breathing

Question 19

hemoptysis

Answer 19

he-mop-duh-sis
coughing up blood

Question 20

hemothorax

Answer 20

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

Question 21

hypercapnia

Answer 21

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

Question 22

hypoxemia

Answer 22

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

Question 23

hypoxia

Answer 23

hi-pox-ea
low oxygen in the tissues

Question 24

laryngoplegia

Answer 24

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

Question 25

laryngoscope

Answer 25

lah-ring-oh-scope
instrument for examining the larynx

Question 26

orthopnea

Answer 26

or-thop-nea
breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)

Question 27

pharyngospasm

Answer 27

fuh-ring-oh-spasm
involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx

Question 28

phrenalgia

Answer 28

fren-ahl-hia
pain of the diaphragm

Question 29

pleurisy

Answer 29

plur-uh-sea
inflammation of the pleura

Question 30

pleurodynia

Answer 30

plur-uh-din-ea
pain of the pleura

Question 31

pneumomelanosis

Answer 31

new-mo-mel-ah-no-sis
blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust

Question 32

pneumonia

Answer 32

nuh-moh-nea
infection of the lung

Question 33

pneumothorax

Answer 33

new-moe-thor-ax
collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity

Question 34

polysomnography

Answer 34

polly-some-noh-graphy
process of recording sleep (sleep study test)

Question 35

rales

Answer 35

ray-uhles
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung

Question 36

rhonchi

Answer 36

ron-ky
coarse rattling breath sound

Question 37

spirometry

Answer 37

spie-ron-meh-tree
act of measuring the breath (lung function test)

Question 38

sputum

Answer 38

spew-tum
mucus coughed up from airways

Question 39

stridor

Answer 39

strye-dur
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)

Question 40

tachypnea

Answer 40

tack-ip-nea
fast, rapid breathing

Question 41

thoracocentesis

Answer 41

thuh-rack-oh-cent-ee-sis
surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)

Question 42

thoracopathy

Answer 42

thork-op-athy
disease of the chest

Question 43

tonsillectomy

Answer 43

tonsil-ect-ohmee
removal of the tonsils

Question 44

tracheostomy

Answer 44

tray-kee-ostomy
forming an opening in the trachea

Question 45

tracheotomy

Answer 45

tray-kee-otamy
incision of the trachea

Question 46

tuberculosis

Answer 46

tuh-burr-cuh-low-sis
infectious disease cause by bacteria

Question 47

wheezes

Answer 47

wee-ziz
coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways