RAD 111 - Medical Terminology: Exam #2 (Chapter 4)

adenoid/o

adenoid

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

nas/o

nose

rhin/o

nose

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

alveol/o

alveolus (plural, alveoli)

bronchi/o

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

bronch/o

bronchus (plural, bronchi)

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

pleur/o

pleura

pneum/o

air; lung

pneumon/o

air; lung

pulmon/o

lung

thorac/o

chest

-algia

pain

-dynia

pain

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-osis

abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

-osmia

smell

-oxia

oxygen (O2)

-phagia

swallowing, eating

-pnea

breathing

-spasm

involuntary contraction, twitching

-thorax

chest

nose, stomach

when you see the term nas/o/gastr/ic tube, you will know it refers to a tube inserted into the _____ and the _____

pharynx (throat)

the CF pharyng/o means _____ (_____)

nas/o, rhin/o

the CFs for the nose are _____/_____ and _____/_____

para/nas/al

near or beside the nose

rhin/o/plasty

surgical repair of the nose

rhin/o/tomy

incision of the nose

rhin/o/rrhea

discharge from the nose

rhin/o/rrhagia

profuse bleeding from the nose

air, lung

the CFs pneum/o and pneumon/o mean...

aer/o/phagia

swallowing air

pharyng/o (pharynx/throat), myc (fungus), -osis (abnormal condition)

what 3 elements make up the term "pharyng/o/myc/osis" and what do they mean?

pharyng/o/myc/osis

fungal disease of the pharynx or throat

pharyng/o/plegia

muscle paralysis of the pharynx

pharyng/o/paralysis

muscle paralysis of the pharynx

cancer

CA stands for...

pharyng/itis

inflammation of the pharynx (throat)

pharyng/o/plasty

surgical repair of the pharynx (throat)

pharyng/o/tomy

incision of the pharynx (throat)

pharyng/o/tome

instrument to incise the pharynx (throat)

pharyng/o/spasm

involuntary contraction or twitching of the pharynx (throat)

pharyng/o/cele

hernia or swelling of the pharynx

pharyng/o/stenosis

narrowing or stricture of the pharynx

laryng/ectomy

excision of the larynx

laryng/o/stenosis

narrowing or stricture of the larynx

laryng/itis

inflammation of the larynx

laryng/o/scope

instrument to view or examine the larynx

laryng/o/scopy

visual examination of the larynx

bronchi/oles

smaller segments of the bronchus

bronchus

singular form of bronchi

chondr/itis

inflammation of cartilage

chondr/o/plasty

surgical repair of cartilage

chondr/o/pathy

disease of cartilage

chondr/oma

tumor (or tumorlike growth) of cartilage

trache/o/stomy

creation of an opening into the trachea

trache/o/malacia

softening of the trachea

trache/o/pathy

disease of the trachea

trache/o/plasty

surgical repair of the trachea

trache/o/stenosis

narrowing or stricture of the trachea

trache/o/tomy

incision of the trachea

bronchi

plural form of bronchus

bronchi/ectasis

chronic dilation of the bronchi

bronch/itis

inflammation of the bronchi

bronch/o/spasm

involuntary contraction or twitching of the bronchus

bronch/o/stenosis

narrowing or stricture of bronchi

erythr/o/cytes

medical term for red blood cells

oxygen

O2

carbon dioxide

CO2

alveoli

clusters of air sacs at the end of the bronchial tree

external respiration

gas exchange between the body and the outside environment

internal respiration

gas exchange at the cellular level between blood and body tissue cells

pneumon/itis

inflammation of the lungs

pneumon/o/cele

herniation of the lung

pneumon/osis

abnormal condition of the lungs

pneumon/o/pathy

disease of the lung

pneumon/ectomy

excision of a lung

melan/o

black

pneumon/o/melan/osis

abnormal condition of black lung

pneumomelanosis, pneumoconiosis

other names for pneumonomelanosis

lob/itis

Inflammation of a lobe

lob/o/tomy

incision of a lobe

lob/ectomy

excision of a lobe

pleur/itis

inflammation of the pleura

pleur/o/dynia

pain in the pleura

pleur/algia

pain in the pleura

pleur/o/pneumon/ia

pleurisy complicated with pneumonia

pleur/o/cele

hernia or swelling of the pleura

pleur/isy

inflammation of the pleura

a-

without, not

brady-

slow

dys-

bad; painful; difficult

eu-

good, normal

tachy-

rapid

a/pnea

without or not breathing

continuous positive airway pressure

CPAP