Week 7 Respiratory Terms Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
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alveoli/o
A
alveoli; air sacs
3
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bronch/o
A
bronchial tubes
4
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-cele
A
hernia
5
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
6
Q
coni/o
A
dust
7
Q
-ecstasis
A
stretching; dilation; expansion
8
Q
endo-
A
in; within
9
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
10
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muc/o
A
mucus
11
Q
nas/o
A
nose
12
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-ole
A
little; small
13
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ox/o
A
oxygen
14
Q
pan-
A
all
15
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phren/o
A
diaphragm; mind
16
Q
pleur/o
A
pleura
17
Q
-pnea
A
breathing
18
Q
pneum; pulmon
A
lung; air
19
Q
-ptysis
A
spitting
20
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rhin/o
A
nose
21
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sept/o
A
infection; septum
22
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sin/o
A
sinus
23
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-spasm
A
sudden muscle contractions
24
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-stenosis
A
tightening; stricture; narrowing
25
-stomy
new opening to form a mouth
26
ABG
arterial blood gases
27
CO2
carbon dioxide
28
COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
29
CXR
chest x-ray
30
DPT
diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus
31
LLL
left lower lobe
32
LUL
left upper lobe
33
PaCO2
partial pressure carbon dioxide
34
PFT
pulmonary function test
35
SOB
short of breath
36
T&A
tonsils & adenoids
37
TB
tuberculosis
38
URI
upper respiratory infection
39
sinusitis
inflammation of the sinus cavities
40
intubation
inserting a tube into the trachea to maintain the airway
41
inspiration
inhaling
42
expiration
exhaling
43
surfactant
fatty molecules on the respiratory membrane, maintains the inflation of the alveoli
44
pulmonary emboli
blood clots in the arteries of the lungs
45
etiology
cause or set of causes of disease
46
diaphoresis
profuse perspiration
47
epistaxis
nose bleed
48
influenza
flu
49
pleural effusion
accumulation of fluid in the pleural space (can cause collapse of the lungs)
50
asbestosis
lung damage due to exposure to asbestos
