The Respiratory System Flashcards
Chapter 5
1
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alveol/o
A
alveoli
2
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bronch/o
A
bronchial tube
3
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nas/o
A
nose
4
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orth/o
A
straight
5
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ox/i
A
oxygen
6
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phon/o
A
sound; voice
7
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pneumon/o
A
lung; air
8
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pulmon/o
A
lung
9
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py/o
A
pus
10
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somn/o
A
sleep
11
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spir/o
A
to breathe
12
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thorac/o
A
chest
13
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prefix para
A
beside
14
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suffix dynia
A
pain
15
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suffix ia
A
abnormal condition
16
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suffix metry
A
to measure
17
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suffix ptysis
A
spitting up; coughing up
18
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ARDS
A
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
19
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CAP
A
community acquired pneumonia
20
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CF
A
cystic fibrosis
21
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Co2
A
Carbon Dioxide
22
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COPD
A
Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease
23
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CPAP
A
continuous positive airway pressure
24
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CXR
A
Chest X Ray
25
LLL
left lower lobe (of lung)
26
LUL
left upper lobe (of lung)
27
NG tube
nasogastric tube
28
O2
oxygen
29
OSA
obstructive sleep apnea
30
PE
pulmonary embolism
31
PFT
pulmonary function test
32
PNA
pneumonia
33
PPD
tuberculin skin test
34
RLL
right lower lobe (of lung)
35
RUL
right upper lobe (of lung)
36
SOB
shortness of breath
37
TB
tuberculosis
38
URI
upper respiratory infection
39
exacerbation
increase of severity of disease
40
interstitial
spaces around an organ
41
intubation
insertion of a plastic tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway
42
latent
a condition that is present but not causing symptoms
43
aspiration
accidental breathing in of food or fluid into the lungs
44
inflammation of the throat
pharyngitis
45
The four paranasal sinuses are
maxillary, ethmoid, sphenoid, and frontal
46
What is the main airway to the lungs?
trachea
47
what is the voice box
larynx
48
epistaxis is known as?
nose bleed
49
pertussis is known as?
whooping cough
50
Runny nose
rhinorrhea
51
ecstasis (suffix)
stretching or enlargement
52
prefix atel
incomplete
53
atelectasis
incomplete expansion
54
A life-threatening genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus.
cystic fibrosis
55
polysomnography
AKA sleep study
56
a recording device that measure breathing patterns
spirometer
57
antitussive
cough medicine
58
bronchiodilator
inhaler
59
nebulizer
electronic device that pumps air and medicine into a mist that the patient inhales
60
septoplasty
surgical fixation of the septum
61
spir/o
to breathe
62
pneumon/o
lung OR AIR
63
What is a permanent thickening of the walls of the bronchi, caused by chronic inflammation and infection?
bronchiectasis
