CH 8 Section 2 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Ventilation | Movement of air into and out of the lungs |
| Respiration | Breathing in and out |
| Inhale | Breathing in |
| Exhalation | Breathing out |
| Hypoxia | Low tissue level |
| Hypoxemia | Low levels of oxygen in blood |
| Spirometry | Measure breathing |
| Anthracosis | Inhaling coal dust for a period of time (Black Lung) |
| Antitussive | Agent to suppress coughing |
| Hypocarbia | CO2 is abnormally low in blood |
| Hypercarbia | CO2 is abnormally elevated |
| Spirometer | Instrument to measure breathing |
| stethoscope | Listen to breathing through medical instrument |
| Orthopnea | Difficulty breathing while laying down |
| Dyspnea | Shortness of breath |
| Apnea | Condition when person is not breathing |
| Bradypnea | Shortness of breath |
| Tachypnea | Fast breathing |
| Hyperpnea | High movement of air/ Deep breathing |
| Hypopnea | Low movement of air |
| Capnometer | device that measures CO2 in a person exhaled air |
| Acrocyanosis | Blue discoloration of skin |
| Cyanosis | Discoloration of hands (Blue or purple) |
| polysomnography | process of recording body functions while sleeping |
| Pneumogram | Image of air in lungs |
| Insomnia | Having trouble falling asleep and staying asleep |
| Atelectasis | Collapse part of a lung |
| Anosmia | Partial or total loss of smell |
| Atresia | A tube in the body that is closed |
| Anaphylaxis | extreme life threating allergic reaction |
| prophylaxis | treatment toward disease |
| Aphonia | loss of voice |
| Dysphonia | partial loss on voice |
| Eupnea | normal, healthy breathing person |
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