chapter 11 terms

Bronchitis

Inflammation of the bronchial tubes

Bronchoscopy

A medical procedure that involves examining the airways in the lungs using a thin flexible tube called a bronchoscope

Bronchospasm

Spasm of the branchus

Epistaxis

A nosebleed

Hemoptysis

Coughing up blood

Hematemesis

Expelling of blood from the stomach

Larynx

The voice box located at the top of the windpipe

Laryngospasm

A sudden involuntary spasm of the vocal cords causing difficulty breathing

Nasopharyngitis

The common cold

Pharyngitis

Inflammation of the pharynx

Pharyngotomy

A surgical incision into the pharynx

Pleuralgia

Pain in the pleura

Pleurisitis

Inflammation of the pleura

Pleurocentesis

Removing fluid from the pleural space (the area between the lungs and the chest wall)

Pneumohemothorax

The presence of both air and blood in the pleural space

Pneumonia

Inflammation of the lungs caused by an infection, typically with bacteria, viruses or fungi causing the air sacs in the lungs to fill with fluid

Rhinoplasty

Surgery to reshape the nose

Rhinorrhagia

Hemorrhage / bleeding from the nose

Singulars

Hiccups or singultus

Tracheorrhagia

Bleeding of the trachea

Trachealgia

Pain in the windpipe

Tracheostomy

Permanent or temporary opening in the trachea

Thorax

The chest

Thoracocentesis

The procedure of inserting a needle into the pleural space to remove excess fluid or air

Pen

Breathing

Apnea

Without breathing

Laryngitis

Inflammation of the voice box

Pharyngoplasty

Plastic surgery of the throat

Laryngocele

Herniation of the voice box

Laryngectomy

Surgical removal of the voice box

Laryngoscope

Instrument for examining the voice

Laryngospasm

Spasm of the voice box

Trachaeostomy

Permanent opening into the windpipe

Diaphragm

Wall separating the abdomen from the chest cavity

Hemoptysis

Spitting blood

-ptysis

Spitting

Pneumoniarthrosis

Abnormal condition of air in a joint

Pneumatocardia

Presence of air or gases in the blood of heart

Pneumaturia

Air in the urine during or after urination

Pneum-

Air or gases

Pneumology

Science of how the lungs exchange air or gases

Pneumothorax

Air in the chest cavity

Pneumonitis

Inflammation of the lung

Pneumonectomy

Surgical removal of a lung

Radiographic

Picture of the lungs (chest x ray)

Thoracotomy

Incision into the chest cavity

Hemothorax

Blood in the chest cavity