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nas/o
nose
rhin/o
nose
nasal septum
seperates nose
frontal sinus(location)
above eyes
sphenoidal sinus (location)
below eyes
ethmoidal sinus (location)
below eyes
maxillary sinus (location)
cheeks
pharynx
throat
pharyng/o
adenoids
glands in nasal cavity
tonsils
lympal cavities in back of throat
laryng/o- larynx
voice box
epiglottis
cartilidge that folds over your trachea
thachea
wind pipe
bronchus
branch off the trachea
bronchioles
small branches off the bronchus
alveolus
air sack
pneum/o
lungs or air
pneumat/o
lungs or air
pneumon/o
lungs or air
pulmon/o
only the lung
pleura
doubled layered sack around the lung
diaphragm
seperates the chest cavity and abdominal cavity
phren/o
diaphragm
mediastinum
space between lungs where the heart is
rhinoplatsy
nose job
rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
rhinomycosis
abnormal condition of nose fungis
epistaxis
nose bleed
rhinorrhagia
nose bleed
rhinorrhea
runny nose
laryngitis
inflammation of the voice box
laryngoplasty
surgical repair of the voice box
laryngoscope
instrument to view voice box
laryngoscopy
procedure to view the voice box
stenosis
narrowing
laryngostenosis
narrowing of the voice box
hernia
moves out of area its supposed to be in
pharyngocele
hearneated throat
pharygorrhea
excessive discharge from throat
pharyngorhinitis
inflammation of nose and throat
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
trachea
wind pipe
tracheostenosis
narrowing of the wind pipe
tracheotomy
cutting into trachea
endotracheal
p.t. within the trachea
pulmon/o
lung
cele
hernia
pulmonectomy
removal of lung
pneumonectomy
removal of the lung
pneumatocele
hernia of lung
pneumopexy
fixate the lung
pneumothorax
air in chest
atel/o
imperfect/incomplete
ectasis
expansion/stretching out
atelectasis
collapsed lung
thorac/o
thorax/chest
hemothorax
blood in the chest
algia
pain
thoracocentesis
needle aparation of fluid from chest
-centesis
needle asparation of fluid
thoracoscopy
procedure to view chest
bronchiectasis
expansion of broncus
bronchoscope
instrument to view broncus
bronchogenic carcinoma
cancer of broncus
pleurisy
inflammation of pleura
pleurocentesis
neddle asparation of fluid from pleura
lob/o
lobe
lobectomy
removal of a lobe
-emia
blood
hematoma
swelling of blood
hematology
study of blood
hypoxemia
low blood O2
muc/o
mucus
myc/o
fungis
myo
muscle
mio
small
spiro
breath
pan
total
pansinusitis
inflammation of all sinuses
endo
within
capnia
CO2
acapnia
without CO2
oxia
O2
anoxia
without CO2
asphyxia
suffication
phonia
sound/voice
aphonia
without sound or voice
dysphonia
difficult speech
euphonia
normal voice
orth/o
straight
orthopnea
straight breathing
spasm
contraction of muscle
orrhea
excessive flow
orrhegia
rapid flow of blood
gram
xray film
graphy
process of taking xray
meter
instrument to mesure
metry
procedure to mesure
occluded
closed
patent
open
sputum
secretionfrom throat, broncus, lungs, trachea
hiccup
spasam of diaphram
paroxysm
sudden attack
COPD
cronic obstruction pulmonary disease
DOE
dyspnea on exertion
emphysema
loss of elasticity of alveoli
cor pulmonale
heart lung dissorder
croup
obstruction of voice box
cystic fibrosis
hireditory respitory disease
pertussis
whooping cough
pulmonary edema
fluid accumulating in your lung
pleural effusion
fluid that escapes pleura
pulmonary embolism (PE)
air/clot/fat stuck pulmonary artery
asthma
paroxysm of coughing weezing and shortness of breath
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Med term Chapter 5 Respiratory System
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Med Term repiratory system
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2013-01-31T03:22:09Z
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