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Chapter 10
Medical Terminology from chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o | mouth |
| ox/o | Oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| pneum/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| hyperpnea | deep breathing |
| orthopnea | ability to breathe only in an upright position |
| stridor | high-pitched, crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway (trachea or larynx) |
| caseous necrosis | degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance |
| epistaxis | nosebleed (epi = upon; stazo = to drip) |
| expectoration | coughing up and spitting out of material from the lungs |
| sputum | material expelled from the lungs by coughing |
| hemoptysis | coughing up and spitting out blood that originates in the lungs (ptysis = to spit) |
| hypercapnia | excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood (capno = smoke; carbo = coal); also called hypercarbia |
| hypercarbia | excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood (capno = smoke; carbo = coal); also called hypercapnia |
| hyperventilation | excessive movement of air into and out of the lungs, causing hypocapnia |
| hypoxia | deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells |
| restrictive lung disorder | condition limiting the intake of air into the lungs |
| pulmonary edema | fluid filling the spaces around the alveoli and, eventually, flooding into the alveoli |
| pulmonary infiltrate | density on an x-ray image representing the consolidation of matter within the air spaces of the lungs, usually resulting from an inflammatory process |
| hemothorax | blood in the pleural cavity |
| pneumoconiosis | chronic restrictive pulmonary disease resulting from prolonged inhalation of fine dusts, such as coal, asbestos (asbestosis) , or silicone (silicosis) (conio = dust) |
| pneumothorax | air in the pleural cavity caused by a puncture of the lung or chest wall |
| pulmonary embolism (PE) | occlusion in the pulmonary circulation, most often caused by a blood clot |
| pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) | disease caused by the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the lungs; characterized by the formation of tubercles, inflammation, and necrotizing caseous lesions (caseous necrosis) |
| sleep apnea | periods of breathing cessation (10 seconds or more) that occur during sleep, often resulting in snorting |
| endoscopy | examination inside a body cavity with a flexible endoscope for diagnostic or treatment purposes |
| nasopharyngoscopy | use of a flexible endoscope to examine the nasal passages and the pharynx (throat) to diagnose structural abnormalities, such as obstructions, growths, and cancers |
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