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Chapters 9& 10
MST 105 ; Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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Pharyngodynia | Sore throat |
Hyperventilation | Increased aeration of the lungs |
Hemoptysis | Spitting up of blood |
Aplasia | Lack of formation |
Parietal Pleura | Serous membrane that lines the walls of the thoracic cavity |
Nasopharynx | Uppermost part of the pharynx |
Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
Anoxia | Absence or deficiency of oxygen in body tissues |
Phrenitis | Inflamed diaphragm |
Phrenodynia | Painful diaphragm |
Expectorate | To cough up and spit out sputum |
Hypoxia | Reduction of oxygen in body tissue |
Interaveolar | Between the air sacs of the lungs |
Apnea | Absence of breathing |
Hyperpnea | Increased breathing |
Alveoli | Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles |
Pertusis | Acute infectious disease characterized by a cough ending in a whooping inspiration |
Inspiration | Drawing of air into the lungs |
Orthopnea | Difficult breathing in all positions except an upright position |
Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
Olfaction | Sense of smell |
Uvulva | Fleshy tissue that projects from the back part of the mouth |
Cholelithiasis | Presence of gallstones |
Hepatosplenomegaly | Enlargement of the spleen and liver |
Amylase | Enzyme that breaks down starch |
Polydipsia | Excessive thirst |
Emesis | Vomiting |
Esophagomalacia | Abnormal softening of the esophagus |
Jejunum | Part of the small intestine |
Duodenum | part of the small intestine |
Epiglottis | Part of the esophagus |
Crohn Disease | Chronic inflammatory disease |
Hematemesis | Vomiting blood |
Hematochezia | Blood in the stool |
Malabsorption | Poor absorption of nutrients into the bloodstream from the digestive system |
Adipsia | Absence of thirst |
Enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines |
Stomatomycosis | Fungal condition of the mouth |
Ileocecal valve | Valve that regulates movement of intestinal contents from the small intestines to the large intestines |
Cheilostomatoplasty | Plastic surgery of the lips and mouth |
Gastralgia | Stomachache |
Glossopyrosis | Burning sensation of the tongue |