Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Flashcards
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aer/o
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air
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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anthrac/o
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coal
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atel/o
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incomplete
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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bronchi/o
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bronchus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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coni/o
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dust
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cyst/o
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sac
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diaphragmat/o
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diaphragm
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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hal/o
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to breathe
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laryng/o
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larynx
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lob/o
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lobe
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muc/o
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mucus
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nas/o
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nose
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ox/o, ox/i
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oxygen
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o
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lung, air
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somn/o
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sleep
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spir/o
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breathing
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trache/o
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trachea
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tuss/o
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cough
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-capnia
carbon dioxide
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-osmia
smell
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-phonia
voice
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-pnea
breathing
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-ptysis
spitting
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-thorax
chest
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What does the respiratory system include?
nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchial tubes and lungs
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Three parts of the pharynx
upper nasopharynx, middle oropharynx, lower laryngopharynx
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larynx
voice box, is a muscular structure located between the pharynx and the trachea and contains the vocal cords
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epiglottis
a flap of cartilaginous tissue
| it protects against food and liquid being inhaled into the lungs
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thyroid cartilage
adam's apple
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trachea
windpipe
| the passageway for air that extends from the pharynx and larynx down to the main bronchi
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alveoli
tiny air sacs at the end of bronchioles
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lung
a total collection of the bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli, They are spongy to the touch because they contain air
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respiratory therapist
measure lung volumes to aid in determining the functioning level of the respiratory system
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the passageway for food, liquids and air
pharynx
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how many lobes in the right and left lung
right 3
| left 2
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the air sacs at the end of the bronchial tree
alveoli
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term for the double membrane around the lungs
pluera
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small branches of the bronchi
bronchioles
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myc/o
fungus
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muc/o
mucus
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pneum/o
air
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pneumon/o
lung
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-osmia
smell
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nasopharyngeal
pertaining to the nose and pharynx
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septal
pertaining to the septum
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laryngeal
the larynx
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pulmonary
the lung
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beside the sinuses
paranasal
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an alveolus
alveolar
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nasal
the nose
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the diaphragm
diaphragmatic
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otorhinolaryngology
branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the ear, nose, throat region
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anosmia
lack of sense of smell
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anoxia
condition of receiving almost no oxygen
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aphonia
condition of being unable to produce sounds
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bronchiectasis
dilated bronchus
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
abnormal breathing pattern in which there are long periods (10-60 seconds) of apnea followed by deeper, more rapid breathing
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pneumoconiosis
inhaling environmental particles
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whooping cough
pertussis
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may result in a collapsed lung
pneumothorax
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empyema
pus in the pleural sac
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respiratory tract mucus
phlegm
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epistaxis
nosebleed
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mycoplasma pneumonia
walking pneumonia
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emphysema
disease with overexpanded air sacs
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histoplasmosis
caused by fungus
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sweat test
test for cystic fibrosis
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oximetry
measures oxygen levels in the blood
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ventilator
respirator
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polysomnography
test to identify sleep apnea
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tuberculin test
Mantoux test
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rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
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discharge from the nose
rhinorrhea
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rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
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laryngitis
inflammation of the larynx
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spasm of the larynx
laryngospasm
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pertaining to the larynx
laryngeal
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removal of the larynx
larynectomy
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surgical repair of the larynx
larynoplasty
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laryngoplegia
paralysis of the larynx
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inflammation of the broncus
bronchitis
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spasm of the bronchus
bronchospasm
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chest pain
thoracalgia
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thoracotomy
cutting into the chest
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trachecotomy
cutting into the trachea
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pertaining to inside the trachea
endotracheal
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tracheostenosis
narrowing of the trachea
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difficult of labored breathing
dyspnea
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tachypnea
rapid breathing
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orthopnea
can only breathe in upright position
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apnea
lack of breathing
