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Chapter 6
Respiratory System
term | meaing |
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ablation | removal by cutting |
bilobectomy | surgical removal of two lobes of a lung |
bronchoplasty | surgical repair of the bronchi |
bronchoscopy | inspection of the bronchial tree using a bronchoscope |
catheter | tube placed into the body to put fluid in or take fluid out |
cauterization | destruction of tissue by the use of cautery |
cordectomy | surgical removal of the vocal cord(s) |
dermatoplasty | surgical repair of skin |
drainage | free flow or withdraw of fluids from a wound or cavity |
epiglottidectomy | excision of the covering of the larynx |
intramural | within the organ wall |
intubation | insertion of a tube |
laryngeal web | congenital abnormality of connective tissue between the vocal cords |
laryngectomy | surgical removal of the larynx |
laryngo | prefix meaning larynx |
laryngoplasty | surgical repair of the larynx |
laryngoscope | fiberoptic scope used to view the inside of the larynx |
laryngoscopy | viewing of the larynx using a fiberoptic scope |
laryngotomy | incision into the larynx |
lavage | washing out of an organ |
lobectomy | sergical excision of a lobe of the lung |
nasal button | a synthetic circular disk used to cover a hole in the nasal system |
pharyngolaryngectomy | surgical removal of the pharynx and larynx |
pleurectomy | surgical excision of the pleura |
pneumonocentesis | surgical puncturing of a lung to withdraw fluid |
pneumonolysis | surgical separation of the lung from the chest wall to allow the lung to collapse |
pneumomostomy | surgical procedure in which the chest cavity is exposed and the lung is incised |
pneumonotomy | incision of the lung |
rhino | prefix meaning nose |
rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
segmentectomy | surgical removal of a portion of a lung |
septoplasty | surgical repair of the nasal septum |
sinusotomy | surgical incision into a sinus |
thoracentesis | surgical puncture of the thoracic cavity, usually using a needle, to remove fluids |
thoracoplasty | surgical procedure that removes rib(s) and thereby allows collapse of a lung |
thoracoscopy | use of a lighted enoscope to view the pleaural spaces and thoracic cavity or to perform surgical procedures |
thoracostomy | surgical incision into the chest wall and insertion of a chest tube |
thoracotomy | surgical incision into the chest wall |
total pneumonectomy | surgical removal of an entire lung |
tracheostomy | creation of an opening into the trachea |
tracheotomy | incision into the trachea |
transglottic tracheoplasty | surgical repair of the vocal apparatus and trachea |
transtracheal | across the trachea |