Word List 3 Flashcards
(73 cards)
1
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adenoid/o
A
adenoids
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aer/o
A
air
3
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alveol/o
A
alveolus
air sac
4
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bronch/o
A
bronchus
plural: bronchi
5
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bronchi/o
A
bronchus
plural: bronchi
6
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bronchiol/o
A
bronchiole
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cyan/o
A
blue
8
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laryng/o
A
larynx
voice box
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muc/o
A
mucus
10
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myc/o
A
fungus
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nas/o
A
nose
12
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ortho/o
A
straight
orthodontist = straightens teeth
13
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pharyng/o
A
pharynx
Connects cavity behind mouth with esophagus
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phren/o
A
diaphram
15
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pleur/o
A
pleura
Lungs have parietal pleura (outer layer), pleural space, and visceral pleura (inner layer)
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pneumon/o
A
air
lung
17
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pneum/o
A
air
lung
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pulmon/o
A
lung
pulmonology = study of lungs (respiratory tract)
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py/o
A
pus
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rhin/o
A
nose
21
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thorac/o
A
chest
22
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tonsill/o
A
tonsils
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trache/o
A
trachea
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brady-
A
slow
Tom Brady = slow
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eu-
good
normal
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trachy-
fast
rapid
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adenoidectomy
## Footnote
ah den noy DEK tuh me
removal of adenoids (tonsils)
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aerophagia
## Footnote
aero fay gee uh
eating (swallowing) air
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alveolar
## Footnote
ahl ve OH lar
pertaining to the alveoli
## Footnote
tiny air sacs in lungs
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anosmia
## Footnote
ah NAW Z me uh
without or no smell (absence/decreased sense of smell)
## Footnote
COVID patients have this
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anoxia
## Footnote
ah NOX sia
without or no oxygen
## Footnote
hiking in tall mountains
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apnea
without or not breathing
## Footnote
sleep apnea = not breathing when sleeping
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asphyxia
## Footnote
ahs FIX sia
extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body
## Footnote
extreme decrease of oxygen amount in body
Asphyxia is physiological result of anoxia (low O2 in air) or hypoxia (low O2 in tissues)
aka suffication
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asthma
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing
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atelectasis
## Footnote
ah tul LEKH tuh sis
incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)
## Footnote
pleural cavity has air (so it inflates and takes up space)
->
alveoli deflates since it can't fully expand
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bradypnea
## Footnote
brah DIP nee uh
slow breathing
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bronchiectasis
## Footnote
bron kee EHK tuh sis
expansion/dilation of the bronchi
## Footnote
-ectasis = expansion
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bronchiolitis
## Footnote
brawn kee oh LYE tis
inflammation of the bronchioles
## Footnote
caused by RSV
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bronchitis
## Footnote
brawn KAI tis
inflammation of the bronchi
## Footnote
acute bronchitis can be caused by COVID, RSV, or common flu
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bronchoscopy
## Footnote
brawn KAWS kuh pee
visual examination of the bronchi
## Footnote
-scopy = visual examination
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cyanosis
## Footnote
sigh oh no sis
abnormal condition of blue (blue skin due to lack of oxygen)
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dyspnea
## Footnote
DISP nee uh
difficulty breathing
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epistaxis
## Footnote
ep eh STAHK sus
nosebleed
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eupnea
## Footnote
YOOP nee uh
normal breathing
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hemoptysis
## Footnote
he MAWP toe sis
coughing up blood
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hemothorax
## Footnote
hemo THOR axe
blood in chest
blood in pleural cavity
## Footnote
pleural cavity = space between 2 outer layers of lung
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hypercapnia
## Footnote
hyper CAP nee uh
excessive CO2 in blood
## Footnote
hyper = high
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hypoxemia
## Footnote
hi pawk SEE me uh
low oxygen in blood
## Footnote
hypo = low
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hypoxia
## Footnote
hi PAWK see uh
low oxygen in the tissues
## Footnote
hypo = low
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laryngoplegia
## Footnote
luh ringo PLEE gee uh
paralysis of the larynx
## Footnote
laryx (larr axe) = voice box
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laryngoscope
## Footnote
luh RIN go scope
instrument for examining the larynx
## Footnote
laryx (larr axe) = voice box
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orthopnea
## Footnote
or THAWP nee uh
breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)
## Footnote
ortho = straight
pnea = sleep
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pharyngospasm
## Footnote
fuh RIHN goh spah zhum
involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx
## Footnote
pharynx (fair inks) = near larynx (larr axe)
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phrenalgia
## Footnote
fruh NAHL gee uh
pain of the diaphragm
## Footnote
phren = diaphragm
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pleurisy
## Footnote
PLUHR uh see
inflammation of the pleura
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pleurodynia
## Footnote
pluhr uh DIH nee uh
pain of the pleura
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pneumomelanosis
## Footnote
new moh mehl un NOH sis
blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust
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pneumonia
infection of the lung
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pneumothorax
## Footnote
new mo THOR axe
collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity
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polysomnography
## Footnote
poly saw NAW gruh fee
process of recording sleep (sleep study test)
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rales
## Footnote
rails
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
## Footnote
acuscultation = listen to lungs w/ stethoscope
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rhonchi
## Footnote
RAWN kai
coarse rattling breath sound
## Footnote
voice sounds different, we got wrong guy
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spirometry
## Footnote
spy RAW muh tree
act of measuring the breath (lung function test)
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sputum
## Footnote
spew tum
mucus coughed up from airways
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stridor
## Footnote
STRIY dur
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
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tachypnea
## Footnote
tah KIP nee uh
fast, rapid breathing
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thoracocentesis
## Footnote
thor ah koh sen TEE sis
surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)
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thoracopathy
## Footnote
thor uh CAWP uh thee
disease of the chest
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tonsillectomy
## Footnote
tawn suh LEHK tuh me
removal of the tonsils
## Footnote
-ectomy = removal
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tracheostomy
## Footnote
tray key AW stun me
forming an opening in the trachea
## Footnote
-stomy = forming opening
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tuberculosis
infectious disease cause by bacteria
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tracheotomy
## Footnote
tray kee AW tuh me
incision of the trachea
## Footnote
-tomy = incision
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wheezes
coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways
