medical terms .txt

cooperates with the circulatory system to provide oxygen for body cells and to expel waste carbon dioxide through breathing.

The drawing of air into the lungs is . It is also called in/halation.

Expelling air from the lungs, the act of breathing out or letting out ones breath,is expiration.This is the same as .

pretains to the lungs

The nose, nasal cavity,paranasal sinuses, pharynx, and larynx comprise the?

The trachea , bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, and lungs belong to the ?

-epiglott(o) epiglottis
-laryng(o) larynx
-nas(o),rhin(o) nose
-palat(o) palate
-pharyng(o) pharynx
-sin(o), sinus(o) sinus

-alveol(o) alveoli
-bronch(o), bronchi(o) bronchi
-bronchiol(o) bronchioles
-lob(o) lobe
-phren(o) diaphragm or mind
-pleur(o) pleura
-pneumon(o),pulm(o), pulmon(o)lungs

-action process
-capnia carbon dioxide
-pnea breathing
-ptysis spitting

acid(o) acid
alkal(o) alkaline;basic
ox(i) oxygen
phas(o) speech
phon(o) voice
spir(o) to breathe

Air firs enters the body through the?

Air then passes over the vocal cords in the larynx before reaching the trachea, also known as the windpipe. the trachea divides into two primary bronchi, which divide further into many . Oxygen and carbon dioxide are changed with the alveoli.

Literal interpretation of para/nasal sinuses means the air cavaites the nose

the hollow interior of the nose is seperated into right and left cavities by the

means inside(within) the nose

means behind the nose and means above the nose

refers to the palate

is a tubular passage that carries fluid(tears) from the eye to the nasal cavity.

the lies behind the mouth

, formerly called the eustachian tube is a narrow chanel connecting the middle ear and the nasopharynx.

, also called vocal folds, are a pair of strong bands of elastic tussue with a mouthlike opening through which air passes, creating sound.

is composed of cartilage and covers the larynx during the swallowing of food.

refers to the apex, or the uppermost portion of the lung.

The depression where blood vessels enter and leave the lung is called?

surrounds the lungs

lines the walls of thoracic cavity

, which contains a thin film of pleural fluid that acts as a lubricant as the lungs expand and contract during respiration

means below the lung.

the muscular partition that separates the thoratcic and abdominal cavities, contracts and increases the size of the thoracic cavity during inspiration

radiology of the vessels?

is a photo/eletric device for determining the oxygen saturation of the blood in a pulsating capillary bed.

Abnormal sounds can be heard when a stethoscope is used to evaluate the sound of air moving in and out of the lungs. this procedure is called .

abnormally thick mucus secreted by the membranes of the respiratory passages.

is phlegm or other material that is coughed up from the lungs.

absence of spontaneous breathing is?

is labored or difficult breathing

is a condition caused by insufficient intake of oxygen

abnormal low level of carbon dioxide in the blood

is decreased oxygen in the blood

breathing difficult except in an upright position

abnormal breathing

is fast breathing

breathing is shallow

absense of formation or development.

is air or gas in the pleural cavity

is an accumulation of air and blood in the pleural cavity

inflammation of the pleura

in flammation of both the pleura and lungs.

is pain of the pleura.

is any disease of the lung caused by chronic inhalation of dust, usually mineral dust of either occupational or environmental origin.

is a chronic lung disease characterized by the deposit of coal dust in the lungs

characterized by overinflation and destructive changes in alveolar walls, is probably the severe COPD.

is an inherited disorder of the exocrine glands that involoves the lungs,pancreas, and sweat glands.

is an abnormal condition characterized by the collapse of all or part of a lung.

, surgical creation of an opening in the trachea, may be necessary in upper airway obstruction.

increased oxygen content of the blood

using an artificial device to assist a patient to breathe is called

is surgical puncture of the chest wall and pleural space with a needle to aspirate fluid or to obtain a specimen for biopsy

a surgical incision in the chest

is an excision of a single lobe

is an incision made into the chest wall to provide an opening for a chest tube

is plastic surgery of the nose

plastic surgery of the palate

excision of the adenoids

an is a treatment of the acts against neoplasm. these treatments are designed to kill or prevent the spread of cancer cells.

a physcian who specializes in evaluating and treating lung disorders.

are medications that prevent or treat the sumptoms of asthma

against coughing

is a term that also means an agent that destroys or dissovles mucus