Unit 13

Question 1

-pnea

Answer 1

suffix for breathing

Question 2

apnea

Answer 2

not breathing

Question 3

dyspnea

Answer 3

the difficulty in breathing or having a painful breathing

Question 4

orthopnea

Answer 4

breathing well only when sitting upright

Question 5

bradypnea

Answer 5

an abnormally slow breathing

Question 6

bronchitis

Answer 6

an inflammation in the bronchi

Question 7

bronchorrhaphy

Answer 7

the suturing of the bronchi

Question 8

bronchoscopy

Answer 8

to examine the bronchi using a scoping tool

Question 9

bronchospasm

Answer 9

an uncontrollable twitching or contractions in the bronchi

Question 10

pulmonic/pneumonal/pulmonary

Answer 10

relates to the lungs

Question 11

cardiopulmonary

Answer 11

relates to the heart and lungs

Question 12

chiro

Answer 12

combining form for hand

Question 13

chiroplasty

Answer 13

a surgical repair of the hand

Question 14

chiropractor

Answer 14

a practitioner that uses manipulative therapy

Question 15

chiropractic

Answer 15

the practice of the chiropractor

Question 16

dextral

Answer 16

relates to the right

Question 17

dextrocardia

Answer 17

a heart displaced to the right

Question 18

dextrogastria

Answer 18

the stomach displaced to the right

Question 19

dextromanual

Answer 19

having right handedness

Question 20

phreno

Answer 20

a combining form for the diaphragm

Question 21

phrenoplegia

Answer 21

a paralysis of the diaphragm

Question 22

phrenic

Answer 22

a nerve the enervates the diaphragm for breathing

Question 23

diaphragm

Answer 23

the large breathing muscle inferior to the lungs

Question 24

epistaxis

Answer 24

nosebleed

Question 25

hemoptysis

Answer 25

blood sputum or saliva

Question 26

ptyalorrhea

Answer 26

an excessive flow of saliva

Question 27

myco

Answer 27

a combining form for fungus

Question 28

mycology

Answer 28

the study of fungi

Question 29

pneumonomycosis

Answer 29

a fungus condition in the lungs

Question 30

mycoderma

Answer 30

a fungal condition of the skin

Question 31

laryngitis

Answer 31

an inflammation of the larynx

Question 32

laryngalgia

Answer 32

pain within the larynx

Question 33

laryngoscope

Answer 33

to examine the larynx with a scoping tool

Question 34

larychotomy

Answer 34

an incision into the larynx

Question 35

nasofrontal

Answer 35

relates to the nose and frontal bones

Question 36

paranasal

Answer 36

an area around the nasal bones

Question 37

nasopharyngeal

Answer 37

relates to the nose and throat

Question 38

nasolacrimal

Answer 38

relates to the nose and the tear ducts

Question 39

otorhinolaryngologist

Answer 39

a physician that specializes in the ear, nose, and throat disorders

Question 40

pediatrician

Answer 40

a physician that specializes in helping and treating children

Question 41

podiatrist

Answer 41

a person specialized in caring for feet

Question 42

pharyngomycosis

Answer 42

a fungus condition of the throat

Question 43

pharyngoplasty

Answer 43

a surgical repair of the throat

Question 44

pharynx

Answer 44

singular form of pharynes

Question 45

pleural

Answer 45

relates to the membranes around the lungs

Question 46

pleurectomy

Answer 46

to cut out/excision of the membrane around the lungs

Question 47

pleurisy

Answer 47

an inflammation of the pleura

Question 48

pleurocentesis

Answer 48

a surgical puncture of the pleura to remove fluid

Question 49

pneumonia

Answer 49

an inflammation of the lungs

Question 50

pneumonomelanosis

Answer 50

dark pigment/black lung disease

Question 51

pneumonopathy

Answer 51

any disease relating to the lungs

Question 52

pneumonorrhagia

Answer 52

hemorrhage of the lungs

Question 53

sinistral

Answer 53

relates to the left

Question 54

sinistrocardia

Answer 54

the heart displaced to the left

Question 55

sinistromanual

Answer 55

being left handed

Question 56

trachealgia

Answer 56

the pain in the trachea (windpipe)

Question 57

tracheopyosis

Answer 57

a pus condition in the trachea

Question 58

tracheostomy

Answer 58

to make a new surgical opening in the trachea

Question 59

endotracheal