Words I take Issue With

laryngopharynx

lower part of pharynx

nasopharynx

upper part of pharynx

oropharynx

central portion of pharynx

dysphonia

hoarseness

hypoxemia

deficient amount of oxygen in the blood

hypoxia

deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells

hemoptysis

coughing up and spitting out blood that originates in lungs

atelectasis

collapse of lung tissue

pleural effusion

accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity

pneumothorax

air in pleural cavity caused by puncture of lung or chest wall

hemothorax

blood in pleural cavity

pneumonectomy

removal of an entire lung

thoracentesis

puncture for aspiration of the chest

PFT

pulmonary function testing

VQ

ventilation perfusion scan

-paresis

slight paralysis

-plegia

paralysis

aphasia

impairment because of localized brain injury that affects understanding, retrieving, and formulating of meaningful and sequential elements of language

paresthesia

abnormal sensation of numbness and tingling without objective cause

agnosia

any or many types of loss of neurologic function involving interpretation of sensory information

asterognosis

inability to judge the form of an object by touch

epilepsy

disorder affecting the CNS, characterized by recurrent seizures

analgesic

agent that relieves pain

neurosis

psychologic condition in which anxiety is prominent

psychosis

mental condition characterized by distortion of reality resulting in inability to communicate or function within one’s environment

anxiolytic agent

drugs used to treat anxiety

ECT

electroconvulsive therapy

NCV

nerve conduction velocity

spina bifida

defect in development of spinal column, characterized by absence of vertebral arches, often resulting in pouching of meninges

glucocorticoids

regulate carbohydrate metabolism and have anti-inflammatory effects

catecholamines

hormones secreted by adrenal medulla that affect sympathetic nervous system in stress respone

epinephrine

secreted in response to fear or physical injury

norepinephrine

secreted in response to hypotension and physical stress

parathyroid hormone

regulates calcium and phosphorus metabolism

hypophysis

pituitary gland: master gland that secretes hormones that regulate the function of other glands

antidiuretic hormone

influences absorption of water by kidney tubules

ketosis

abnormal amounts of ketones in the blood and urine indicating abnormal use of carbohydrates, such as in diabetes or starvation

conjunctiva

mucous membrane that lines eyelids and outer surface of eyeball

palpebra

eyelid

hyperopia

farsightedness, difficulty seeing close objects when light rays are focused on a point behind the retina

myopia

nearsightedness, difficulty seeing distant objects when light rays are focused on a point in front of the retina

fundus

interior surface of the eyeball including retina, optic disk, macula, and posterior pola

macula

central region of the retina, responsible for central vision

strabismus

condition of eye misalignment caused by intraocular muscle imbalance