Respiratory Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| ventilation | breathing |
| The diaphragm is the primary muscle of? | ventilation |
| What exchange happens during respiration? | O2 and CO2 oxygen and c carbon dioxide |
| Diaphragmatocele | herniation of the diaphragm |
| Diaphragmatic spasms | hiccups |
| Spir/o | breathe, ventilate, breathing |
| -pnea | breathe, ventilate, breathing |
| Inspirate | means inhale |
| Expirate | means exhale |
| Eupnea | normal ventilation |
| Dyspnea (Dyspnic) | difficult or painful ventilation |
| Bradypnea | slow breathing |
| Tachypnea | fast breathing |
| orth/o | straight |
| Ventilation in an upright position is called? | Orthopnea |
| SMI | sustained maximal inspiration |
| OSA | obstructive sleep apnea |
| Apena | No ventilation |
| spirometry | process of measuring ventilation |
| BVM | bag valve mask |
| AMBU | artificial manual breathing unit |
| Nuclear medicine test to measure ventilation and perfusion is? | VPS (ventilation perfusion screening) |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen O2 |
| Anoxia | condition of no oxygen |
| Hypoxemia | blood condition of deficient oxygen |
| Oximetry | process of measuring oxygen |
| ABG | arterial blood gases |
| Test to measure O2 and CO2 in an arterial blood sample | ABG |
| Muc/o, Mucos/o | mucus or mucous |
| Secreted | produced or discharged |
| mucositis | inflammation of the mucous membrane |
| Muciod | resembling mucus |
| purulent | pus |
| Mucopurulent | mucus and pus |
| Pus primarily consist of | WBC's |
| Pyogenic | creation of pus |
| or/o, stomat/o | oral cavity, mouth |
| Os, Orifice, Meatus | Opening |
| Orologist | study of oral cavity |
| Orodynia, stomatalgia | Pain in the oral cavity |
| suboral | below the oral cavity |
| orofacial | pertaining to the oral cavity and face |
| oral mucosa | pertaining to mucous membranes in the oral cavity |
| Herpetic Stomatitis | inflammation of the oral cavity caused by herpes virus |
| nas/o, rain/o | nose |
| oronasal | pertaining to the oral cavity and the nose |
| Ossa | openings |
| Nasal Mucosa | pertaining to mucous in the nose |
| Rhinotomy | surgical incision of the nose |
| Rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| Rhinoscope | lighted instrument to view the nose |
| cranium | skull |
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