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MED104 Ch10.3
Vocabulary (Respiratory)
Term | Definition |
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epistaxis | nosebleed |
sputum | mucus discharged from lungs by coughing |
expectoration | coughing/spitting material out of lungs |
pectoriloquy | speaking from the chest, used as a means to find masses in the lungs |
pectus carinatum | chest protruding out |
pectus excavatum | chest hollowed out |
retraction | sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation |
atelectasis | incomplete expansion |
caseous | cheese-like |
chyle | milky bodily fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried thru the body via lymph |
empyema | pus inside the chest |
mesothelioma | cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells in the lungs |
antitussive | drug that prevents coughing |
expectorant | drug that prevent expulsion of material from the lungs |
mucolytic | drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus |
nebulizer | machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud/mist that is inhaled by the patient |
intubate | to insert a breathing tube from the mouth, down into the trachea to provide breathing support |