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Word Parts of the Respiratory System Flashcards

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Alveol/o

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Alveoli

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Bronch/o

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Bronchial tube

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Laryng/o

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Larynx/voice box

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Ox/i

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Oxygen

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx, throat

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Pneumon/o

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Lung, air

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Py/o

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Pus

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Spir/o

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to breathe

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Trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

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a-, an-

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without

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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difficult, painful

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eu-

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good, normal

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hyper-

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increased

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hypo-

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decreased, deficient

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para-

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beside

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ia

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abnormal condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-metry

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to measure

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-ologist

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specialist

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ostomy

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creation of an opening

33
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-otomy

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surgical incision into

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-pnea

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breathing

36
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-ptysis

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spitting up, coughing up

37
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-rrhagia

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bleeding

38
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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

39
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-scopy

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visual examination

40
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Define

Acute

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a disease or symptom that begins suddenly or worsens quickly

41
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Define

Aspiration

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the accidental breathing in of food or fluid into the lungs

42
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Define

Chronic

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a disease or symptom persisting for a long time

43
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Define

Edema

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an abnormal accumulation of fluid in certain tissues within the body

44
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Define

Effusion

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escape of fluid from blood or lymph vessels into the tissues or body cavity

45
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Define

Exacerbation

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an increase in the severity of a disease; worsening

46
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Define

Exhalation

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the act of breathing out

47
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Define

Fibrosis

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normal tissue is replaced by hardened tissue

48
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Define

Inhalation

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the act of drawing air into the lungs

49
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Define

Interstitial

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the spaces around a tissue or an organ

50
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Define

Intubation

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insertion of a plastic tube into the trachea to maintain an open airway

51
Q

Define

Latent

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describes a condition that is present but not active or causing symptoms

52
Q

Define

Mucous membrane

A

sheetlike tissues that act as a lining with cells that secrete mucus

53
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Define

Nosocomial

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acquired in a hospital, especially in reference to an infection

54
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Define

Phlegm

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a type of mucus made in the lower respiratory tract

55
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Define

Respiration

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the exchange of oxygen for carbon dioxide; breathing

56
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Define

Septum

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wall that separates two sides, such as between the nostrils or the chambers of the heart

57
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Define

Serous membrane

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sheetlike tissues that act as a lining with cells that secrete fluid

58
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Define

Sputum

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phlegm that is coughed up and ejected through the mouth

59
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Defiine

Stoma

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the surgically created opening on a body surface following a colostomy or a tracheostomy

60
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Define

Visceral

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relating to the soft internal organs of the body, including the lungs, the heart, and the organs of the digestive, urinary, reproductive, and circulatory systems

61
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Define

ARDS

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome

inflammation in the lungs and fluid in the alveoli lead to low levels of oxygen in the blood

62
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Define

CAP

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Community acquired pneumonia

any pneumonia that results from contagious infection outside of a hospital or clinic

63
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Define

CF

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Cystic fibrosis

life threatening genetic disorder in which the lungs and pancreas are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus

64
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Define

CO2

A

Carbon dioxide

65
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Define

COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

group of lung diseases in which bronchial airflow is obstructed, making it difficult to breathe out

66
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Define

CPAP

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Continuous positive airway pressure

noninvasive ventilation device that creates constant air pressure in the nasal passages to hold the airway open, typically to treat sleep apnea

67
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Define

CXR

A

Chest xray

68
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Define

LLL

A

Left lower lobe (of lung)

69
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Define

LUL

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Left upper lobe (of lung)

70
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Define

NG tube

A

Nasogastric tube

thin, flexible tube that is inserted through the nose and into the stomach to deliver food, liquids, medicine, or to remove stomach contents

71
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Define

O2

A

Oxygen

72
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Define

OSA

A

Obstructive sleep apnea

disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep for periods long enough to cause a measureable decrease in blood oxygen levels

73
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Define

PE

A

Pulmonary embolism

blockage in a lung artery caused by a blood clot that has traveled from elsewhere in the body

74
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Define

PFT

A

Pulmonary function test

group of tests that measure volume and flow of air by using a spirometer

75
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Define

PNA

A

Pneumonia

a serious inflammation of the lungs in which the alveoli and air passages fill with pus and other fluids

76
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Define

PPD

A

Purified protein derivative

skin test that detects tuberculosis

77
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Define

SOB

A

Shortness of breath

78
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Define

TB

A

Tuberculosis

infectious disease that attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body

79
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Define

URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

an infection that affects the upper respiratory tract, including the nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, or trachea

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