Word List 4- Respiratory System Flashcards
1
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
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aer/o
A
air
3
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alveol/o
A
alveolus, air sac
4
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bronch/o
A
bronchus (plural: bronchi)
5
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bronchi/o
A
bronchus (plural: bronchi)
6
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bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
7
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cyan/o
A
blue
8
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
9
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muc/o
A
mucus
10
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myc/o
A
fungus
11
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nas/o
A
nose
12
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ortho/o
A
straight
13
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pharyng/o
A
pharynx
14
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phren/o
A
diaphragm
15
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pleur/o
A
pleura
16
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pneum/o
A
air, lung
17
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pneumon/o
A
air, lung
18
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pulmon/o
A
lung
19
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py/o
A
pus
20
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rhin/o
A
nose
21
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thorac/o
A
chest
22
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tonsill/o
A
tonsils
23
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trache/o
A
trachea
24
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brady-
A
slow
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eu-
good, normal
26
tachy-
fast, rapid
27
adenoidectomy
removal of adenoids (tonsils)
28
aerophagia
eating (swallowing) air
29
alveolar
pertaining to the alveoli
30
anosmia
without or no smell (absence/decreased sense of smell)
31
anoxia
without or no oxygen
32
apnea
without or not breathing
33
asphyxia
extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body
34
asthma
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing
35
atelectasis
incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)
36
bradypnea
slow breathing
37
bronchiectasis
expansion/dilation of the bronchi
38
bronchiolitis
inflammation of the bronchioles
39
bronchitis
inflammation of the bronchi
40
bronchoscopy
visual examination of the bronchi
41
cyanosis
abnormal condition of blue (blue skin due to lack of oxygen)
42
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
43
epistaxis
nosebleed
44
eupnea
normal breathing
45
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
46
hemothorax
blood in the chest (blood in the pleural cavity)
47
hypercapnia
excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
48
hypoxemia
low oxygen in the blood
49
hypoxia
low oxygen in the tissues
50
laryngoplegia
paralysis of the larynx
51
laryngoscope
instrument for examining the larynx
52
orthopnea
breathing straight (difficulty laying down)
53
pharyngospasm
involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx
54
phrenalgia
pain of the diaphragm
55
pleurisy
inflammation of the pleura
56
pleurodynia
pain of the pleura
57
pneumomelanosis
blackening of the lung tissue from inhaling coal dust
58
pneumonia
infection of the lung
59
pneumothorax
collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity
60
polysomnography
process of recording sleep (sleep study test)
61
rales
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
62
rhonchi
coarse rattling breath sound
63
spirometry
act of measuring the breath (lung function test)
64
sputum
mucus coughed up from airways
65
stridor
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
66
tachypnea
fast, rapid breathing
67
thoracocentesis
surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)
68
thoracopathy
disease of the chest
69
tonsillectomy
removal of the tonsils
70
tracheostomy
forming an opening in the trachea`
71
tracheotomy
incision of the trachea
72
tuberculosis
infectious disease caused by bacteria
73
wheezes
coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways
