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Med Terms Ch. 5
Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| URI | upper respiratory system |
| RUL | right upper lobe |
| RLL | right lower lobe |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| PSG | polysomnography |
| PFTs | pulmonary functions test |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CT | computed tomography |
| LTB | laryngotracheobronchitis |
| LLL | left lower lobe |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CXR | chest X-ray |
| VPS | ventilation- perfusion scanning |
| ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| LUL | left upper lobe |
| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea |
| O2 | oxygen |
| PCP | Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia |
| ARDS | adult respiratory distress syndrome |
| AFB | Acid- fast bacilli |
| PE | pulmonary embolus |
| CF | |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary movement |
| -stenosis | constricting or narrowing |
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -thorax | chest |
| -tomy | cut into or incision |
| -phonia | sound or voice |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| -metry | measurment |
| -scopic | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scopy | pertaining to visual examination |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -pexy | surgical fixation, suspension |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood |
| -graphy | process of recording, X-ray imaging |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -ectasis | stretching out, dilation, expansion |
| -cele | hernia or protrusion |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid |
| -gram | 10 dollars haha, record, X-ray |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| py/o | pus |
| a-, an- | without |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathe, breathing |
| endo- | within |
| eu- | normal, good |
| pan- | all, total |
| -algia | pain |
| poly- | many, much |
| -ar, -ary, -eal | pertaining to |
| orth/o | straight |
| hem/o, hemat/o | blood |
| muc/o | mucus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| atel/o | imperfect, incomplete |
| trache/o | trachea |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| sept/o | septum |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, | lung or air |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| bronch/i, bronch/o | bronchus |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphram |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larnyx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| naso/o, rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharnyx |
| pluer/o | pluera |
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