Respiratory system Flashcards
(34 cards)
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rhin/o
A
nose
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laryng/o
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larynx, “voice box”
3
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trache/o
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trachea, “windpipe”
4
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bronch/o
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lung air passageways
5
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pne/u
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breath,air,lung
6
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-pnea
A
breath,air, lungs
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pulmo/o
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lung
8
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-ptysis
A
spitting(coughing)
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-plasty
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reconstruction
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rhinitis
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inflammation of the nose
11
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rhinorrhea
A
runny nose
12
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laryngotomy
A
cutting into the larynx
13
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laryngectomy
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surgically removing the larynx
14
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tracheotomy
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temporary opening in trachea
15
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tracheostomy
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permanent opening in trachea
16
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bronchoscopy
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looking into the bronchi
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tachypnea
A
accelerated breathing
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dyspnea
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difficult/painful breathing
19
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apnea
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cessation of breathing
20
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hemoptysis
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spitting or coughing up blood from lungs
21
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rhinoplasty
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surgical reconstruction of nose
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laryngeal prominence
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adam’s apple, cartilage in the larynx
23
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Pneumoconiosis
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an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
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Epistaxis
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nosebleed
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Cystic fibrosis
an inheritable disease that affects not only the lungs but other systems producing mucous such as the digestive system
26
fibrosis
scarring
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Emphysema (COPD)
results in progressive destruction of the air sacs in the lungs and loss of respiratory membrane for oxygen exchange
28
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Atelectasis
a collapsed lung
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Pulmonologist
a physician specializing in diseases of the lungs
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Respiratory Therapist
specially trained technician who administers, among other treatments, inhalation therapy to patients with lung disease
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Pulmonary angiography
special X-rays of the vessels of the lungs
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Laryngoscopy
visual examination of the larynx
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Endotracheal intubation
passing a special air-tube into the trachea so oxygen can be reliably supplied directly to the lungs without risk of inhaling vomit from the stomach
