Pulmonary Medical Terminology

nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea

left and right bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and the lungs

adenoids

excision, removal

larynx (voice box)

instrument for examining

nose

nasal, rhinorrhea

pharynx (throat)

tonsils

peritonsillar:pertaining to area surrounding the tonsils

trachea (windpipe)

forming an opening (mouth)

tracheostomy; creation of an opening into the trachea

alveolus (alveoli)

bronchus (bronchi)

• bronchiectasis: dialiation of a bronchus or bronchi
• -ectasis: dilation, expansion

bronchoscope: curved, flexible tube with a light for visual examination of the bronchi

bronchiole

pleura

air, lung

pneumectomy: excision of all or part of a lung

ia: condition

pneumonia: acute inflammation and infection of aveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction

lung

chest

pain

dilation, expansion

incomplete; imperfect

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

smell

oxygen

swallowing, eating

breathing

involuntary contraction, twitching

chest

pus

near, beside, beyond

hollow spaces within the skull that open into the nasal cavities. They are lined with ciliated epithelium, which is continuous with the mucosa of the nasal cavities

rhin/o/rrhagia

aer/o/phagia

paralysis

stricture or narrowing

where fine hairs catch many dust particles that we inhale

superior to the larynx; closes off the pharynx during swallowing so that food is directed into the esophagus

cylindrical tube composed of smooth muscle embedded with a series of 20 C-shaped rings of cartilage.  The trachea extends downward into the thoracic cavity where it divides to form right and left primary bronchi

(inverted tree)

extension of trachea; each bronchus enters a lung and continues to subdivide into increasingly finer, smaller branches known as bronchioles

small, minute

softening

small clusters of air sacs in the lungs.  Each alveolus is surround by pulmonary capillaries

process of gas exchange between the atmosphere and body cells

occurs when we inhale; results in gas exchange (O₂ loading, CO₂ unloading) between air-filled chambers of the lungs and the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.

exchange of gases (O₂ unloading & CO₂ loading) between the blood and body tissue cells.  Occurs in body tissues when O₂ (carried in blood from the lungs to nourish the body's cells) is exchanged for CO₂.  The CO₂ travels in the bloodstream to the lungs and is exhaled through the mouth or nose.

surgical procedure

double-folded membrane enclosing lung

pain

pleurisy & pleuritis

slow

bad, painful, difficult

rapid

rapid

Continuous positive airway pressure

used to treat sleep apnea

obstructive sleep apnea

straight

diaphragm or mind

prolapse or downward displacement of the diaphragm

between adjacent ribs

inspiration: descends

exhalation: ascends

muc/o: mucus

myc/o: fungus

lung inflammation caused by bacteria, a virus, or chemical irritants.

pneumocystis pneumonia; caused by a fungus

compromised immune system; associated with AIDS

inflate; state of, condition

chronic disease characterized by overexpansion and destruction of alveoli (commonly associated with cigarette smoking).

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• -partial obstruction of bronchi & lungs
• -3 major: asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema

• inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the bronchial airways
• -increased mucus production resulting in a chronic productive cough

spread to other parts of the body

narrowed bronchial tubes and swollen mucous membranes

• infectious disease, produces small lesions
• (tubercles), in the lungs

can infect bones and organs of body

(AIDS)

incomplete, imperfect

mouth

oxygen

sinus, cavity

to breathe

cancer

bladder

fiber, fibrous tissue

liver

suture

process of recording

swallowing, eating

formation, growth

paralysis

bursting forth

condition