week 4 and 5

Question 1

Adenoidectomy

Answer 1

surgical removal of the adenoids

Question 2

Aerophagia

Answer 2

swallowing of air

Question 3

alveolar

Answer 3

alveoli

Question 4

Anosmia

Answer 4

impairment of the sense of smell

Question 5

anoxia

Answer 5

deficiency of oxygen reaching the tissues

Question 6

atelectasis

Answer 6

collapse of the expanded lung

Question 7

bradypnea

Answer 7

abnormally slow breathing

Question 8

bronchiectasis

Answer 8

chronic dilatation of bronchi or bronchioles

Question 9

bronchiolitis

Answer 9

inflammation of the bronchioles

Question 10

bronchoscopy

Answer 10

endoscope for inspecting bronchi

Question 11

cyanosis

Answer 11

discoloration due to deficient oxygenation of the blood

Question 12

dyspnea

Answer 12

labored respiration

Question 13

Eupnea

Answer 13

normal respiration

Question 14

hemoptysis

Answer 14

blood from respiratory tract

Question 15

hemothorax

Answer 15

blood in the pleural cavity

Question 16

hypercapnia

Answer 16

excessive amounts of carbon dioxide in the blood

Question 17

hypoxemia

Answer 17

deficient oxygenation of the blood

Question 18

hypoxia

Answer 18

deficiency of oxygen

Question 19

laryngoplegia

Answer 19

Paralysis of the larynx

Question 20

orthopnea

Answer 20

difficulty in breathing that occurs when lying down

Question 21

pharyngospasm

Answer 21

spasm of the pharyngeal muscles

Question 22

phrenalgia

Answer 22

Pain in the diaphragm

Question 23

pleurisy

Answer 23

inflammation of the pleura

Question 24

pleurodynia

Answer 24

sharp chest pain

Question 25

pneumomelanosis

Answer 25

Blackening of the lung tissue from the inhalation of coal dust

Question 26

pneumothorax

Answer 26

air pushes on the outside of your lung and makes it collapse.

Question 27

rales

Answer 27

Abnormal sound heard accompanying the normal respiratory sounds

Question 28

rhonchi

Answer 28

whistling when the air channels are partly obstructed

Question 29

spirometry

Answer 29

instrument for measuring the air entering and leaving the lungs

Question 30

sputum

Answer 30

coughed up from the respiratory tract

Question 31

stridor

Answer 31

harsh vibrating sound heard during respiration

Question 32

Tachypnea

Answer 32

abnormally rapid breathing

Question 33

thoracopathy

Answer 33

disease of the thoracic organs or tissues

Question 34

Aneurysm

Answer 34

blood-filled bulge of a blood vessel

Question 35

angiography

Answer 35

radiographic visualization of the blood vessels

Question 36

angioplasty

Answer 36

surgical repair or recanalization of a blood vessel

Question 37

angina

Answer 37

inflammatory mouth or throat

Question 38

arrhythmia

Answer 38

alteration in rhythm of the heartbeat

Question 39

arteriosclerosis

Answer 39

abnormal thickening and hardening of the arterial walls

Question 40

atherosclerosis

Answer 40

deposits in and fibrosis of the inner layer of the arteries

Question 41

bruit

Answer 41

audible vascular sound

Question 42

cardiomegaly

Answer 42

enlargement of the heart

Question 43

cardiomyopathy

Answer 43

disease of the heart,harder for the heart to pump blood

Question 44

cardioversion

Answer 44

electric shock in order to restore normal heartbeat

Question 45

ectopy

Answer 45

odd place or position.

Question 46

embolus

Answer 46

abnormal particle (such as an air bubble) circulating in the blood

Question 47

endarterectomy

Answer 47

surgical removal of the inner layer of an artery when thickened

Question 48

hyperlipidemia

Answer 48

excess fat or lipids in the blood

Question 49

hypertension

Answer 49

high blood pressure

Question 50

hypotension

Answer 50

abnormally low blood pressure

Question 51

ischemia

Answer 51

deficient supply of blood to a body part

Question 52

pericardium

Answer 52

space that contains the heart

Question 53

phlebitis

Answer 53

inflammation of a vein

Question 54

throm​bus

Answer 54

clot of blood formed within a blood vessel