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