word list 4/5 Flashcards by Nola Parnes

adenoidectomy

removal of adenoids (tonsils)

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aerophagia

(ayr-oh-FAY-zjee-uh) eating (swallowing) air

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alveolar

pertaining to the alveoli

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anosmia

without or no smell

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anoxia

without or no oxygen

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apnea

without or not breathing

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asphyxia

extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body

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asthma

chronic episodes of airway inflammation

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atelectasis

incomplete dilation

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bradypnea

(brah-DIHP-nee-uh) slow breathing

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bronchiectasis

expansion/dilation of the bronchi

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bronchiolitis

(brawn-kee-oh-LIY-tihs) inflammation of the bronchioles

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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 blue

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dyspnea

difficulty breathing

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epistaxis

nosebleed

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eupnea

(YOOP-nee-uh) normal breathing

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hemoptysis

(hee-MAWP-tih-sihs) coughing up blood

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hemothorax

blood in the chest

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hypercapnia

excessive carbon dioxide in blood

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hypoxemia

low oxygen in the blood

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hypoxia

low oxygen in tissues

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laryngoplegia

(luh-rihn-goh-PLEE-jee-uh) paralysis of the larynx

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laryngoscope

(luh-RIHN-goh-skohp) instrument for examining the larynx

orthopnea

(ohr-THAWP-nee-uh) breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)

pharyngospasm

(fuh-RIHN-goh-spah-zuhm) involuntary contraction/twitching of pharynx

phrenalgia

(fruh-NAHL-jee-uh) pain of the diaphragm

pleurisy

(PLUHR-uh-see) inflammation of the pleura

pleurodynia

(pluhr-uh-DIH-nee-uh) pain of the pleura

pneumomelanosis

blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust

pneumonia

infection of the lung

pneumothorax

collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity

polysomnography

process of recording sleep

rales

crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung

rhonchi

coarse rattling breath sound

spirometry

(spiy-RAWM-uh-tree) act of measuring the breath

sputum

(SPYOO-tuhm) mucus coughed up from airways

stridor

wheeze like sound heard with ausculatation

tachypnea

(tah-KIHP-nee-uh) fast rapid breathing

thoracocentesis

surgical puncture of the chest

thoracopathy

disease of the chest

tonsillectomy

removal of the tonsils

tracheostomy

(tray-kee-AW-stuh-mee) forming an opening in the trachea

tracheotomy

(tray-kee-AW-tuh-me) incision of the trachea

tuberculosis

infectious disease caused by bacteria

wheezes

coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways

anuerysm

widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall

angiography

process of recording a blood vessel

angioplasty

surgical repair of a blood vessel

angina

chest pain from decreased flow of oxygen to heart

arrhythmia

irregular heartbeat

arteriosclerosis

abnormal condition of arteries hardening

atherosclerosis

abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening

bradycardia

slow heart rate

bruit

abnormal heart sound form blood rushing past arterial obstruction

cardiomegaly

enlargement of heart

cardiomyopathy

disease of heart muscle

cardioversion

turning of the heart

dysrhythmia

abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing abnormal heartrate

ectopy

extra heart beats seen on ECG tracing

echocardiogram

record of repeated sound waves of the heart (heart ultrasound)

electrocardiogram

record of the electrical activity of the heart

embolus

mass that travels through blood/becomes lodged in a blood vessel

endarterectomy

removal of the lining of an artery

gallop

extra abnormal heart sounds on a cardiac exam

hyperlipidemia

blood condition of excess fats

hypertension

high blood pressure

hypotension

low blood pressure

ischemia

to hold back blood

murmur

abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow through heart

pacemaker

small, implanted device that uses electrical impulses to correct arrythmias

palpitations

sensations of abnormal heart rate

pericardium

structure around the heart

phlebitis

inflammation of a vein

rub

abnormal heart sound

scelerotherapy

treatment of hardening

stenosis

narrowing, stricture

syncope

fainting

tachycardia

heart condition of fast

thrombolysis

destruction, loosening of a blood clot

thrombus

blood clot

varicose

pertaining to a dilated vein

vasospasm

involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel

word list 4/5 Flashcards

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