WE Respiratory System Flashcards
(26 cards)
Nas/o
Nose
Rhin/o
Nose
Or/o
Mouth
Thorac/o
Chest
Alveol/o
Alveoli
Bronch/o
Bronchus
Bronchiol/o
Bronchioles
Lob/o
Lung lobe
Pneum/o
Lung
respiratory condition characterized by obstruction of the bronchi, usually due to excessive mucus production or bronchial spasm
Asthma
acute respiratory syndrome in children and infants characterized by obstruction of the larynx and a barking cough
Croup
chronic lung disease characterized by the enlargement and destruction of alveoli
Emphysema
Hemorrhage from the nose
Epistaxis
infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; often affects the lungs
Tuberculosis
inflammation of lung tissue
pneumonitis
Laryngoscopy
Diagnostic or Therapeutic?
Diagnostic
Laryng/o
Larynx
visual examination of the larynx using a laryngoscope
Laryngoscopy
Spir/o
breathing
-metry
measurement
-scopy
visual examination
Measurement of the breathing capacity of the lungs
Spirometry
Plastic surgery of the nose
Rhinoplasty
Instrument to visually examine the bronchi
Bronchoscope