Acquiring Medical Language 10 Flashcards

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