Medical Terminology Chapter 7 Quiz (Combining Forms, Suffix, Word Building, and Definitions)

air

aer/o

alveol/o

alveolus

incomplete

atel/o

bronch/o

bronchus

dust

coni/o

cyan/o

blue

sac

cyst/o

diaphragmat/o

diaphragm

epiglottis

epiglott/o

hal/o

to breathe

larynx

laryng/o

muc/o

mucus

nas/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx

pleura

pleur/o

pneum/o

lung, air

rhin/o

nose

wall

sept/o

somn/o

sleep

cough

tuss/o

Carbon Dioxide

-capnia

-osmia

smell

voice

-phonia

-pnea

breathing

spitting

-ptysis

Inflammation of voice box

laryngitis

Removal of lobe

lobectomy

Condition of no oxygen

anoxia

Puncture pleura to withdraw fluid

pleurocentesis

Nose discharge

rhinorrhea

Inflammation of all sinuses

pansinusitis

Fast breathing

tachypnea

Excessive carbon dioxide

hypercapnia

No smell

anosmia

Puss in chest

Empyema

anosmia

Lack of the sense of smell

apnea

Not breathing

bradypnea

slow breathing

bronchospasm

involuntary contraction of the smooth muscle in the wall of the bronchus

cyanosis

bluish discoloration of the skin

dyspnea

term describing difficult or labored breathing

eupnea

normal breathing and respiratory rate

phlegm

thick mucus secreted by the membranes lining the respiratory tract

rhinitis

inflammation of the nose

sputum

mucus or phlegm coughed up from the lining of the respiratory tract

diphtheria

bacterial upper respiratory infection characterized by the formation of a thick membranous film across the throat and a high mortality rate

asthma

disease caused by various conditions, like allergens, and resulting in constriction of the bronchial airways, dyspnea, coughing, and wheezing.

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)

Progressive, chronic, and usually irreversible group of conditions, like emphysema, in which the lungs have a diminished capacity for inspiration (inhalation) and expiration (exhalation).

Cystic fibrosis

hereditary condition causing the exocrine glands to malfunction

pneumonia

inflammatory condition of the lungs that can be caused by bacteria, virus, fungi, and aspirated substances.

pulmonary embolism

obstruction of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches by an embolus

SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

acute viral respiratory infection that begins like the flu but quickly progresses to serve dyspnea; high fatality rate in persons over age 65

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well infant under one year of age

pleurisy

inflammation of the pleura characterized by sharp chest pain with each breath

pneumothorax

collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity, which may result in the collapse of the lung