6520222002 | adenoid/o | adenoid | 0 | |
6520222003 | bronch/o | bronchus | 1 | |
6520222004 | bronchi/o | bronchus | 2 | |
6520222005 | bronchiol/o | bronchiole | 3 | |
6520222006 | capn/o | carbon dioxide | 4 | |
6520222007 | carb/o | carbon dioxide | 5 | |
6520222008 | laryng/o | larynx (voice box) | 6 | |
6520222009 | lob/o | lobe | 7 | |
6520222010 | nas/o | nose | 8 | |
6520222011 | ox/o | oxygen | 9 | |
6520222012 | palat/o | palate | 10 | |
6520222013 | pector/o | chest | 11 | |
6520222014 | pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) | 12 | |
6520222015 | phren/o | diaphragm | 13 | |
6520222016 | pleur/o | pleura | 14 | |
6520222017 | -pnea | breathing | 15 | |
6520222018 | pneum/o | air or lungs | 16 | |
6520222019 | pneumat/o | air or lungs | 17 | |
6520222020 | pneumon/o | air or lungs | 18 | |
6520222021 | pulmon/o | lungs | 19 | |
6520222022 | rhin/o | nose | 20 | |
6520222023 | sept/o | septum | 21 | |
6520222024 | sin/o | sinus | 22 | |
6520222025 | sinus/o | sinus | 23 | |
6520222026 | spir/o | breathing | 24 | |
6520222027 | thorac/o | chest | 25 | |
6520222028 | tonsill/o | tonsil | 26 | |
6520222029 | trache/o | trachea | 27 | |
6520222031 | antitussive | a drug that prevents coughing | 28 | |
6520222032 | apnea | cessation of breathing | 29 | |
6520222033 | asthma | a disease caused by episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway | 30 | |
6520222034 | atelectasis | incomplete expansion | 31 | |
6520222035 | auscultation | from Latin ausculto, meaning to listen; a doctor using a stethoscope is performing an auscultation | 32 | |
6520222036 | bradypnea | slow breathing | 33 | |
6520222042 | bronchodilator | a drug that expans the walls of the bronchi | 34 | |
6520222044 | bronchoscopy | a procedure to look inside the bronchi | 35 | |
6520222045 | bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of the bronchia | 36 | |
6520222048 | cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | a method of artifically maintaining blood flow and airflow when breathing and pulse have stopped | 37 | |
6520222050 | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | a lung disease caused by the continunal blockage of lung passages | 38 | |
6520222053 | cyanosis | a bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen | 39 | |
6520222056 | dyspnea | difficulty breathing | 40 | |
6520222057 | emphysema | a disease that caused the alveoli to lose their elasticity; patients can inhale but have difficulty exhaling | 41 | |
6520222060 | endotracheal intubation | insertion of a tube inside the trachea | 42 | |
6520222061 | epistaxis | nosebleed | 43 | |
6520222062 | eupnea | good/normal breathing | 44 | |
6520222064 | expectoration | coughing or spitting material out of the lungs | 45 | |
6520222065 | hemoptysis | coughing up blood | 46 | |
6520222066 | hemothorax | blood in the chest | 47 | |
6520222069 | hyperpnea | heavy breathing | 48 | |
6520222070 | hyperventilation | overbreathing; condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypocapnia | 49 | |
6520222073 | hypopnea | shallow breathing | 50 | |
6520222074 | hypoventilation | underbreathing; condition of having too litttle air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercania | 51 | |
6520222076 | hypoxia | insufficient oxygen | 52 | |
6520222077 | laryngectomy | removal of the larynx | 53 | |
6520222078 | laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx | 54 | |
6520222084 | nebuilizer | a machine that administers respiratory medication by recreating a cloud or mist that is inhaled by the patient | 55 | |
6520222086 | orthopnea | able to breathe only in an upright position | 56 | |
6520222087 | oximetry | a procedure to measure oxygen levels | 57 | |
6520222097 | pleuradynia | pain in the pleura | 58 | |
6520222098 | pleura effusion | fluid pouring out into the pleura | 59 | |
6520222100 | pleurisy | inflammation of the pleura; another world for pleuritis | 60 | |
6520222105 | pneumohemothroax | air and blood in the chest | 61 | |
6520222106 | pneumonectomy | removal of a lung | 62 | |
6520222107 | pneumonia | a lung condition | 63 | |
6520222109 | pneumothorax | air in the chest | 64 | |
6520222110 | polysomnography | recording multiple aspects of sleep | 65 | |
6520222112 | pulmonary edema | swelling in the lungs | 66 | |
6520222113 | pulmonary embolism | blockage in the pulmonary blood supply | 67 | |
6520222114 | pulmonary function testing | a group of tests used to evaltuate the condition of the lungs | 68 | |
6520222116 | pyothorax | pus in the chest | 69 | |
6520222117 | restrictive lung disoreder | a lung disorder caused by the limiting of air into the lungs | 70 | |
6520222118 | rhinitis | inflamation of the nasal passages | 71 | |
6520222122 | sinusitis | inflammation of the sinus | 72 | |
6520222123 | sleep apnea | a condtion where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep | 73 | |
6520222124 | spirometry | a procedure to measure breathing | 74 | |
6520222125 | sputum | mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing | 75 | |
6520222126 | tachypnea | rapid breathing | 76 | |
6520222128 | thoracentesis | puncture of the chest | 77 | |
6520222132 | thoracostomy | creation of an opening in the chest | 78 | |
6520222134 | tonsillectomy | removal of the tonsils | 79 | |
6520222135 | tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils | 80 | |
6520222139 | tracheostomy | creation of an opening in the trachea | 81 |
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