Chapter 5 Words built from word parts #2 Flashcards
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Laryngostomy
Creation of an artificial opening in the larynx
Laryngotracheobronchitis
Inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
Laryngotracheotomy
Incision of the larynx and trachea
Lobar
Lobe of a lung
Lobar Pneumonia
Diseased state of the lung that is pertaining to the lobe
Lobectomy
Excision of a lobe
Mucoid
Resembling mucus
Mucous
Pertaining to mucus
Nasal
Nose
Nasopharyngeal
Pertaining to the nose and pharynx
Nasopharyngitis
Inflammation of the nose and pharynx
Orthopnea
Easier to breathe in a straight upright position
Oximeter
Instrument used to measure O2
Oximetry
Monitoring a persons O2
Pharyngeal
Pertaining to the pharynx
Pharyngitis
Inflammation of the pharynx
Phonic
Speech
Phrenalgia
Pain in the diaphragm
Phrenic
Pertaining to the Diaphragm
Phrenospasm
Spasm of the disphragm
Pleuritis
Inflammation of the pleura
Pleuropexy
Surgical fixation of the pleura
Pneumatocele
Hernia of the lung
Pneumonectomy
Excision of the lung