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Mildred Elley med term. respiratory therapy - chapter 5

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definition
nose   line with mucous membrane and fine hears. acts as a filter to moisten and warm the entering air  
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nasal septum   partition separating the right and left nasal cavity  
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paranasal sinuses   air cavities within the cranial bones  
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pharynx   passageway for food and air. aka throat  
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tonsils   tissue located behind the nasal cavity  
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larynx   location of the vocal cords. aka voice box  
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epiglottis   flap that covers the larynx so food will not enter  
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trachea   passageway for air to bronchi. aka windpipe  
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bronchus (pl bronchi)   tubes that bring air into the lungs from trachea. sometime referred to as brachial tree  
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bronchioles   smallest subdivision of the brachial tree  
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alveolus (pl alveoli)   air sacs at the end of the bronchioles  
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lungs   spongelike organs in the thorasic cavity. right 3 lobes/left 2 lobes  
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pleura   serous membrane that covers the lungs and lines the thoracic cavity  
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diaphragm   partition that separates the thoracic cavity and the abdominal cavity  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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alveol/o   alveolus  
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bronch/i   bronchus  
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bronch/o   bronchus  
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diaphragmat/o   diaphragm  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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lob/o   lobe  
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nas/o   nose  
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rhin/o   nose  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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pluer/o   pluera  
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pneum/o   air/lungs  
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pneumat/o   air/lungs  
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pneumon/o   air/lungs  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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sept/o   septum  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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thorac/o   thorax/chest  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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trache/o   trachea  
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atel/o   imperfect/incomplete  
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capn/o   carbin dioxide  
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hem/o   blood  
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hemat/o   blood  
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muc/o   mucus  
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orth/o   straight  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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ox/i   oxygen  
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py/o   pus  
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somn/o   sleep  
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spir/o   breathing/breathe  
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endo-   within  
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eu-   normal/good  
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pan-   all/total  
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poly-   many/much  
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-algia   pain  
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-ar   pertaining to  
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-ary   pertaining to  
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-eal   pertaining to  
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-cele   hernia  
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-centesis   surgical puncture  
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-ectasis   stretching out/dilation/expansion  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gram   x-ray  
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-graphy   process of xray  
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-meter   instrument use to measure  
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-metry   measurement  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-pexy   surgical fixation  
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-phonia   voice/sound  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-rrhagia   rapid flow of blood  
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-scope   instrument for visual exam  
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-scopic   pertaining to visual exam  
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-scopy   visual exam  
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-spasm   sudden movement  
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-stenosis   narrowing/constriction  
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-stomy   artificial opening  
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-thorax   chest  
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-tomy   incision for artificial opening  
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atelactasis   incomplete expansion  
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bronchiectasis   dilation of the bronchi  
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bronchitis   inflammation of bronchi  
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bronchogenic carcinoma   tumor of the bronchi  
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bronchopneumonia   disease state of lungs and bronchi  
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diaphrogmatocele   hernia of the diaphragm  
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epiglottitis   inflammation of the epiglottis  
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hemothorax   blood in the chest  
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laryngitis   inflammation of the larynx  
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laryngotracheobronchitis   inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi  
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lobar pneumonia   disease state of the lobes in the lungs  
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nasopharyngitis   inflammation of the nose and the pharynx  
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pansinusitis   inflammation of all sinuses  
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pharyngitis   inflammation of the pharynx  
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pleuritis   inflammation of the pleura  
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pneumatocele   hernia of the lungs  
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pneumoconiosis   abnormal condition of dust in the lungs  
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pneumonia   disease state of the lungs  
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pneumonitis   inflammation of the lungs  
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pneumothorax   air in the chest  
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pulmonary neoplasm   new tumor in the lungs  
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pyothorax   pus in the chest  
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rhinitis   inflammation of the nose  
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rhinomycosis   fungus in the nose  
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rhinorrhagia   rapid flow of blood from the nose  
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thoracalgia   pain in the chest  
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tonsillitis   inflammation of the tonsils  
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tracheitis   inflammation of the trachea  
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tracheostonosis   narrowing of the trachea  
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rhinorrhea   discharge from the nose  
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orthopnea   only able to breathe in the upright position  
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intrapleural   pertaining to within the pleura  
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hypoxia   low oxygen  
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hypoxemia   low oxygen in the blood  
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hypopnea   deficient breathing  
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hypocapnia   deficient carbon dioxide  
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hyperpnea   excessive breathing  
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hypercapnia   excessive carbon dioxide  
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eupnea   normal/good breathing  
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dyspnea   difficult breathing  
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dysphonia   difficult speaking  
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apnea   absent breathing  
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aphonia   absent voice  
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spirometry   measurement of breathing  
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spirometer   instrument for measuring breathing  
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oximeter   instrument for measuring oxygen  
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capnometer   instrument for measuring carbon dioxide  
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endoscopy   visual exam within  
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endoscope   instrument used for internal visual exam  
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tracheotomy   incision into the trachea  
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tracheostomy   artificial opening in the trachea  
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thoracocentesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid from the chest cavity  
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rhinoplasty   repair of nose  
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pneumonectomy   remove of a lung  
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