Word List 4 Flashcards
(76 cards)
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Adenoid/o
A
Adenoids
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Aer/o
A
Air
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Alveol/o
A
Alveolus, the air sack
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Bronch/o
A
Bronchus
5
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Bronchi/
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Bronchi
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Bronchiol/o
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Bronchiole
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Cyan/o
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Blue
8
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Laryng/o
A
Larynx
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Much/o
A
Mucus
10
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Myc/o
A
Fungus
11
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Nas/o
A
Nose
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Ortho/o
A
Straight
13
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Pharyng/o
A
Pharynx
14
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Phren/o
A
Diaprahgm
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Pleur/o
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Pleura
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Pneum/o
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Air, lung
17
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Pneumon/o
A
Air, lung
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Pulmon/o
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Lung
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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
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Tonsil/o
A
Tonsils
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Trache/o
A
Trachea
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Brady-
A
Slow
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Eu-
Good, normal
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Tachy-
Fast, rapid
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Adenoidectomy
Removal of tonsils
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Aerophagia
Swallowing of air
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Alveolar
Pertaining to the alveoli
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Anosmia
Without smell, decreased sense of smell
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Apnea
Without/ not breathing
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Asphyxia
Extreme decrease in oxygen in the body
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Asthma
Chronic airway inflammation/narrowing episodes
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Atelectasis
Incomplete expansion (collapsed lung)
35
-pnea
Breathing
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Bradypnea
Slow breathing
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Bronchiectasis
Expansion/dilation of the bronchi
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Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi
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Bronchoscopy
Visual examination of the bronchi
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Cyanosis
Abnormal condition of bluing of the skin (due to lack of oxygen)
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Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
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Epistaxis
Nosebleed
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Eupnea
Normal breathing
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
45
Hemothorax
Blood in the chest/pleural cavity
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Hemothorax
Blood in the chest/pleural cavity
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Hypercapnia
Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
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Hypoxemia
Low oxygen in the blood
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Hypoxemia
Low oxygen in the blood
50
Hypoxia
Low oxygen in the tissues
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Laryngoplegia
Paralysis of the larynx
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Laryngoscope
Instrument for examining the larynx
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Orthopnea
Breathing straight (difficulty breathing lying down)
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Pharyngospasm
Involuntary contraction of the pharynx
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Phrenalgia
Pain in the diaphragm
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Pleurasy
Inflammation of the pleura
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Pleurodynia
Pain of the pleura
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Pneumomelanosis
Blackening of the lungs due to coal dust inhalation
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Pneumonia
Infection of the lung
60
Pneumothorax
Collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity
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Polysomnography
Recording of sleep (sleep study test)
62
Rales
Crackling sound made with auscultation of the lung
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Rhonchi
Coarse, rattling breath
64
Spirometry
Act of measuring breath (lung function test)
65
Sputum
Mucus coughed up from airways
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Sputum
Mucus coughed up from airways
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Stridor
Wheeze like sound caused by a blockage
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Tachypnea
Fast or rapid breathing
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Thoracocentesis
Surgical puncture of the chest to remove liquid
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Thoracopathy
Disease of the chest
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Tonsillectomy
Removal of the tonsils
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Traecheostomy
Forming of an opening in the trachea
73
Tracheotomy
Incision of the trachea
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Tuberculosis
Infectious disease caused by bacteria
75
Wheezes
Coarse, whistling sound due to narrowed airways
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Wheezes
Coarse, whistling sound due to narrowed airways
