Temple University Medical Terminology Exam 1 (Chapters 1,2,3,5,14)

adenoind/o

adenoids

alveol/o

alveolus

bronch/o

bronchi/o

bronchus

diaphragmat/o

phren/o

diaphragm

laryng/o

larynx

lob/o

lobe

nas/o

rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

lung, air

pulmon/o

lung

sept/o

septum

sinus/o

sinus

thorac/o

thorax

tonsill/o

tonsil

trache/o

trachea

atel/o

incomplete, imperfect

capn/o

carbon dioxide

hem/o

hemat/o

blood

muc/o

mucus

orth/o

straight

ox/i

Oxygen

phon/o

sound, voice

py/o

pus

somn/o

sleep

son/o

sound

spir/o

breathe, breathing

A-, an-

absence of, without

endo-

within

eu-

good, normal

poly-

many, much

tachy-

fast, rapid

-algia

pain

-ar, -ary, -eal

pertaining to

-cele

hernia or protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

-ectasis

stretching out, dilation, expansion

-emia

in the blood

-gram

record, radiographic image

-graph

instrument used to record

-graphy

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-meter

instrument used to measure

-metry

measurement

-pexy

surgical fixation, suspension

-pnea

breathing

-rrhagia

rapid flow of blood, excessive bleeding

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-spasm

sudden involuntary contraction

-stenosis

constriction or narrowing

-stomy

creation of an artificial opening

-thorax

chest, chest cavity

-tomy

cut into, incision

pneumonia

diseased state of the lung, infection and inflammation

pneumoconiosis

abnormal condition of dust in the lungs

pneumonitis

inflammation of the lung

pneumothorax

air in the chest cavity

bronchiectasis

dilation of the bronchi

bronchitis

inflammation of the bronchi

bronchopneumonia

diseased state of the bronchi and lungs

hemothorax

blood in the chest cavity

tracheostenosis

narrowing of the trachea

atelectasis

incomplete expansion of the lungs

pleuritis

inflammation of the pleura

-itis

inflammation

diaphragmatocele

hernia of the diaphragm

pulmonary neoplasm

pertaining to the lung, new growth (tumor)

pyothorax

pus in the chest cavity

rhinorrhagia (also called epistaxis)

rapid flow of blood from the nose

thoracalgia

pain in the chest

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury

asthma

respiratory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath, caused by constriction and inflammation of airways

croup

condition resulting from acute obstruction of the larynx, barking cough, hoarseness, and stridor

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

progressive lung disease obstructing airflow which makes breathing difficult

2 main components of COPD

Chronic bronchitis

emphysema

Deviated septum

one part of the nasal cavity is smaller because of malformation or injury to the nasal septum

pulmonary edema

fluid accumulation in the alveoli and bronchioles, most often a manifestation or heart failure

pulmonary embolism (PE)

matter foreign to the circulation, carried to the pulmonary artery and its branches, where it blocks circulation to the lungs and can be fatal.

cystic fibrosis (CF)

hereditary disorder of the exocrine glands characterized by excess mucus production in the respiratory tract

epistaxis

nosebleed

influenza (flu)

highly contagious and often severe viral infection of the respiratory tract

obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)

repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep, which leads to transient period of apnea (absence of breathing)

pertusis (whooping cough)

highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract

pleural effusion

fluid in the pleural space caused by a disease process or trauma

pulmonary emphysema

loss of elasticity of the alveoli resulting in dissension causing stretching of the lung

tuberculosis (TB)

infectious bacterial disease most commonly spread by inhalation of small particles

Upper respiratory infection (URI)

infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx usually caused by a virus (commonly called a cold)

-ectomy

excision of

-ostomy

create an artificial opening

-plasty

surgical repair of

-otomy

incision into

adenotome

instrument used to cut the adenoids

lobectomy

surgical operation where a lobe of the lung is removed

thoracentesis

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity

hypo-

deficient, below, incomplete, under