Medical Terminology - Pulmonology

apnea

lack of breathing

dyspnea

painful breathing

tachypnea

rapid breathing

hypopnea

slowed breathing

pneumonia

lung infection

anoxia

lack of oxygen

hypoxia

lowered level of oxygen

hypoxemia

reduced oxygen in blood

bronchospasm

wheezing

hypercapnea

elevated level of CO2

agonal

dying

agonal respirations

last shallow breaths before death

emphyso

to inflate

aerophagia

shallow air

emphysema

increase in air trapping in lungs

subcutaneous emphysema

air under skin

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

spirometry

measure of breathing function

rales

crackles in lung

rhonchi

coarse sounds in lung

bullous emphysema

large pockets of air in lungs

aspiration

inhalation of something other than air into lungs

Allen test

squeeze off blood supply to hand and release one side at a time to determine arterial flow