Chapter 12 Terminologies Flashcards
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adenoid/o
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adenoid
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alveol/o
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alveolus, air sac
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchial tubes
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole, small bronchus
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx
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lob/o
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lobe (of the lung)
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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pector/o
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chest
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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phon/o
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voice
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o, pneunom/o, pulmon/o
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lung
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sinus/o
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sinus
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spir/o
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breath, breathing
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tel/o
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complete
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thorac/o
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thorax
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
trachea
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-ema
condition
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-osmia
smell
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-pnea
breath, breathing
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-pstysis
spitting
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-sphyxia-
pulse
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-thorax-
chest, pleural cavity
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auscultation
listening, hearing
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percussion
tapping
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rales
crackling sounds heard on inspiration
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rhonchi
low rumbling sounds heard on auscultation
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sputum
material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract spitting
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stridor
strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in pharynx or larynx
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wheezes
continuous high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing
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croup
acute viral infection with obstruction of larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor
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diptheria
acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diptheria bacterium
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epistaxis
nosebleed
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pertussis
whooping cough- bacterial infection of pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella bacterium
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asthma
chronic bronchial inflammatory disorde with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction, and increased mucus production
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bronchiectasis
chronic dilation of bronchus (secondary infection)
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chronic bronchitis
inflammation of bronchi over a long time
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cystic fibrosis
inherited disorder of exocrine glans resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory track that do not drain normally
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atelectasis
incomplete expansion of alveoli (without complete dilation)
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emphysema
hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
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lung cancer
malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi
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NSCLC Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
90% of all lung cancers-most commonly r/t smokin
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SCLC Small Cell Lung Cancer
small round cells found in pulmonary epithelium (chief cause-smoking)
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pneumonectomy
excision of the lung
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pneumoconiosis
abnormal condition caused by dust in lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection & bronchitis
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anthracosis
example of pneumoconiosis; aka Black Lung Disease
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pneumonia
acute inflammation & infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of inflammatory reaction
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ways to get pneumonia
1. Community acquired
2. Hospital acquired
3. Aspiration pneumonia
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pulmonary abscess
large collection of pus (from a bacterial infection)
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pulmunary edema
fluid in air sacs and bronchioles (most frequently found in congestive heart failure, b/c heart can't pump blood satisfactorily)
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pulmonary embolism (PE)
clot or the material lodges in vessels of the lung
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pulmonary fibrosis
formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of lung
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tuberculosis (TB)
infectious disease cause by Mayobacterium Tuberculosis
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Mesothelioma
rare malignant tumor which forms in lining of pleura, caused by exposure to asbestos
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pleural effusion
abnormal accumulation of fluid in pleural space (r/t infection, tumors, & fluid from heart failure, embolism, cirrhosis)
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pleurisy (pleuritis)
inflammation of the pleura: symptoms are pleurodynia, dyspnea
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pneumothorax
collection of air in the pleural space
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chest x-ray
radiographic image of the thoracic cavity (abbreviation CXR)
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Computed Tomography (CT) scan of chest
computer-generated series of x-ray image which show thoracic structures in cross section and other planes
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of chest
magnetic waves create detailed images of chest in frontal, sagittal, and cross-sectional planes
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Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan of lung
radioactive glucose injected. Images reveal metabolic activity in lungs
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bronch/o/scopy
visual examination of the bronchus
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laryng/o/scopy
visual examination of larynx (voice box)
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mediastin/o/scopy
visual examination of mediastinum
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endotracheal intubation
placement of tube through mouth into pharynx, larynx, & trachea to establish airway
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thorac/centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from pleural space
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thorac/o/tomy
incision of the chest
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thorac/o/scopy
visual examination of chest
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tracheostomy
surgical creation of an opening into the trachea
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tube thoracostomy
flexible tube passed into pleural space through open-ing in chest
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adenoidectomy
excision of the adenioid
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adenotome
instrument to cut the adenoids
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a/sphyxia
without pulse
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bronchiol/itis
inflammation of bronchoiles
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bronchodilator
dilation of bronchus
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bronch/o/spasm
involuntary muscle contraction of the bronchus
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cyan/o/sis
abnormal condition of blue
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dys/phon/ia
condition of difficulty speaking
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hemo/ptysis
spitting blood
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hemo/thorax
blood in chest
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hyper/capn/ia
condition of excessive carbon dioxide
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hyper/pnea
excessive breathing
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hyp/oxia
below normal oxygen
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ortho/pnea
breathing straight
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para/nas/al
pertaining to around the nose
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py/o/thorax
pus in the chest
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rhino/plasty
surgical repair of the nose
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rhino/rrhea
discharge from the nose
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spiro/meter
instrument to measure breathing
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tachy/pnea
fast, rapid breathing
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tonsill/ectomy
surgical removal of tonsil
