Respitory, lymphatic, and immune sysetems

medical terminology

adenoid/o

adenoids

alveol/o

alveolus, air sac

bronch/o

bronchial tube

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole, small bronchus

capn/o

carbon dioxide

coni/o

dust

cyan/o

blue

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx, voice box

lob/o

lobe of the lung

mediastin/o

mediastinum

nas/o

nose

orth/o

straight upwright

ox/o

oxygen

pector/o

chest

pharyng/o

pharynx, throat

phon/o

voice

phren/o

diaphragm

pluer/o

pluera

pneum/o

air, lung

pneumon/o

lung

pulmon/o

lung

rhin/o

nose

sinus/o

sinus cavity

spir/o

breathing

tel/o

complete

thorac/o

chest

tonsill/o

tonsils

trache/o

trachea, windpipe

-ema

condition

-osmia

smell

-pnea

breathing

-ptysis

spitting

-sphyxia

pulse

-thorax

plueral cavity, chest

ABGs

arterial blood gases

AFB

acid-fast bacillus

ARDS

acute respiratory distress syndrome

BAL

bronchiolalveolar lavage

bronch

bronchoscopy

CF

cystic fibrosis

CO2

carbon dioxide

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CPAP

continuous positive airway pressure

CPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

C & S

culture and sensitivity testing (of sputum)

CTPA

computed tomography pulmonary angiography

CXR

chest x-ray (film)

DLCO

diffusion capacity of lung for carbon monoxide

DOE

dyspnea on exertion

DPT

diptheria, pertussis, tetanus

FEV1

forces expiratory volume in 1 second

FVC

forced vital capacity

ICU

intensive care unit

LLL

left lower lobe (of lung)

LUL

left upper lobe (of the lung)

MAC

mycobacterium avium

MDI

metered- dose inhaler

NSCLC

non small cell lung cancer

O2

oxygen

OSA

obstructive sleep apnea

Pa^c02

carbon dioxide partial pressure

Pa^02

oxygen partial pressure

PCP

pneumocystis pneumonia

PE

pulmonary embolism

PEP

positive expiratory pressue

PEEP

positive end expiratory pressure

PFTs

pulmonary function tests

PND

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

PPD

purified protein derivative

RDS

respitory distress syndrome

RLL

right lower lobe (of LUNG)

RML

right middle lobe

RSV

respitory syncytial virus

RUL

right upper lobe (of lung)

RV

residual volume

SABA

short acting beta agonist

SCLC

small cell lung cancer

SOB

shortness of breath

TB

tuberculosis

TLC

total lung capcity

URI

upper respiratory infection

Vt

tidal volume

VATS

video assisted thoracic surgery

VC

vital capacity

V/Q scan

ventilation perfusion scan

SARS-

severe acute respiratory syndrome

CoV-2

coronavirus 2

CT-PE

chest CT for pulmonary emboli

immun/o

protection

lymph/o

lymph

lumphaden/o

lymph node

splen/o

spleen

thym/o

thymus gland

tox/o

poison

ana-

again, new

inter-

between

AIDS

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

CD4+ cell

helper T cell