Respiratory Terminology Flashcards
anesthesia
a way to control pain during a surgery or procedure by using medicine called anesthetics. It can help control your breathing, blood pressure, blood flow, and heart rate and rhythm.
biopsy
a sample of tissue taken from the body in order to examine it more closely. A doctor should recommend a biopsy when an initial test suggests an area of tissue in the body isn’t normal.
carcinoma
a cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs
diagnosis
the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
expired
exhale (air) from the lung.
fascia
a thin sheath of fibrous tissue enclosing a muscle or other organ.
hemorrhage
an escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel, especially when profuse.
lymph node
each of a number of small swellings in the lymphatic system where lymph is filtered and lymphocytes are formed.
meatus
a passage or opening leading to the interior of the body.
“the urethral meatus”
the passage leading into the ear.
metastatic
is the spread of a cancer or other disease from one organ or part of the body to another not directly connected with it.
necropsy
another term for autopsy; a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.
papillary
any small, nipplelike process or projection.
one of certain small protuberances concerned with the senses of touch, taste, and smell: the papillae of the tongue.
a small vascular process at the root of a hair.
a papule or pimple.
pathological
of or relating to pathology;
involving, caused by, or of the nature of a physical or mental disease.
pneumonia
lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection, in which the air sacs fill with pus and may become solid. Inflammation may affect both lungs ( double pneumonia ), one lung ( single pneumonia ), or only certain lobes ( lobar pneumonia ).
polypectomy
the removal of polyps from the inside lining of the colon, also called the large intestine. A polyp is a mass of tissue. Some types of polyps can develop into cancer. Most polyps can be removed during a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy.