Word list 4

adenoidectomy

ah-duh-noy-DEHK-tuh-mee

removal of adenoids (tonsils)

aerophagia

ayr-oh-FAY-zjee-uh

swallowing air

alveolar

ahl-vee-OH-luhr

pertaining to the alveoli

anosmia

uh-NAWZ-mee-uh

absence/decreased sense of smell

anoxia

uh-NAWK-see-uh

without or no oxygen

apnea

AHP-nee-uh

without or not breathing

asphyxia

ahs-FIK-see-uh

extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body

asthma

AHZ-muh

chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing

atelectasis

ah-tuh-LEHK-tuh-sihs

incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)

bradypnea

brah-DIHP-nee-uh

slow breathing

bronchiectasis

brawn-kee-EHK-tuh-sihs

expansion/dilation of the bronchi

bronchiolitis

brawn-kee-oh-LIY-tihs

inflammation of the bronchioles

bronchitis

brawn-KIY-tihs

inflammation of the bronchi

bronchoscopy

visual examination of the bronchi

brawn-KAWS-kuh-pee

cyanosis

sye-uh-NOH-sihs

abnormal condition of blue skin due to lack of oxygen

dyspnea

DIHSP-nee-uh

difficulty breathing

epistaxis

eh-pih-STAHK-sihs

nosebleed

eupnea

YOOP-nee-uh

normal breathing

hemoptysis

hee-MAWP-tih-sihs

coughing up blood

hemothorax

hee-moh-THOHR-ahks

blood in the pleural cavity

hypercapnia

hiy-puhr-KAHP-nee-uh

excessive carbon dioxide in the blood

hypoxemia

hiy-pawk-SEE-mee-uh

low oxygen in the blood

hypoxia

hiy-PAWK-see-uh

low oxygen in the tissues

laryngoplegia

luh-rihn-goh-PLEE-jee-uh

paralysis of the larynx

laryngoscope

luh-RIHN-goh-skohp

instrument for examining the larynx

orthopnea

ohr-THAWP-nee-uh

difficulty breathing laying down

pharyngospasm

fuh-RIHN-goh-spah-zuhm

involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx

phrenalgia

fruh-NAHL-jee-uh

pain of the diaphragm

pleurisy

PLUHR-uh-see

inflammation of the pleura

pleurodynia

pluhr-uh-DIH-nee-uh

pain of the pleura

pneumomelanosis

NOO-moh-mehl-uh-NOH-sihs

blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust

pneumonia

nuh-MOHN-yuh

infection of the lung

pneumothorax

noo-moh-THOHR-ahks

collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity

polysomnography

paw-lee-sawm-NAW-gruh-fee

process of recording sleep (sleep study test)

rales

RAYLZ

crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung

rhonchi

RAWN-kye

coarse rattling breath sound

spirometry

spiy-RAWM-uh-tree

act of measuring the breath (lung function test)

sputum

SPYOO-tuhm

mucus coughed up from airways

stridor

STRIY-duhr

wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)

tachypnea

tah-KIHP-nee-uh

fast, rapid breathing

thoracocentesis

thohr-AH-koh-sehn-TEE-sihs

surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid

thoracopathy

thohr-uh-KAWP-uh-thee

disease of the chest

tonsillectomy

tawn-suh-LEHK-tuh-mee

removal of the tonsils

tracheostomy

tray-kee-AW-stuh-mee

forming an opening in the trachea

tracheotomy

tray-kee-AW-tuh-mee

incision of the trachea

tuberculosis

tuh-BUHRK-yuh-LOH-sihs

infectious disease cause by bacteria

Wheezes

WEE-zihz

coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways