Terminology II Study Notes
TERMINOLOGY II
1. Acidemia
- Definition: Decreased pH of the blood due to an increased hydrogen ion concentration.
2. Afebrile
- Definition: Without fever.
3. Anaerobic
- Definition: Growing only in the absence of oxygen.
4. Apex
- Definition: Most superior part (upper area; most pointed part).
5. Asepsis
- Definition: Freedom from infection.
6. Atrophy
- Definition: Decrease in size and function; a wasting.
7. Bilateral
- Definition: Pertaining to two sides; pertaining to or affecting both sides of the body.
8. Bronchogram
- Definition: Radiograph of the bronchial tree made after the introduction of a radiopaque substance.
9. Chronic
- Definition: Long, continued, of long duration.
10. Copious
11. Dead space
- Definition: Space containing gas that is rebreathed.
12. Diuretic
- Definition: A medication that promotes the secretion of urine.
13. Embolism
- Definition: Obstruction of an artery or one of its branches by an object such as a clot, an air bubble or a glob of fat.
14. Exacerbation
- Definition: Increased in the severity of any symptoms or disease.
15. Fenestration
- Definition: Creation of an opening or openings; perforation.
16. Hemoptysis
- Definition: Spitting of blood or blood-stained sputum from the lungs, trachea, or bronchi.
17. Homeostasis
- Definition: Constancy in the internal environment of the body, naturally maintained by adaptive responses that promote healthy survival.
18. Hypocapnia
- Definition: Subnormal concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
19. Infiltration
- Definition: Accumulation in a tissue of substances not normal to it.
20. Isotonic
- Definition: Having the same concentration.
- Definition: A portion of the thoracic cavity in the middle of the thorax between the two lungs. It contains the heart and great vessels, the esophagus, nerves and glands.
22. Paroxysmal
- Definition: Characterized by sudden onset.
23. Physiology
- Definition: The study of the normal functions of living organisms and/or their parts.
24. Pneumoconiosis
- Definition: Chronic fibrous reaction in the lungs caused by inhalation of dust, asbestos, or silica.
25. Prophylaxis
- Definition: Prevention of disease; preventive treatment.
26. Pulmonary embolism
- Definition: Lodgement of an obstruction in a pulmonary artery (usually a clot).
27. Rales
- Definition: Abnormal crackling or popping breath sounds.
28. Rhoncus
- Definition: Abnormal whistling or snoring sound heard on auscultation of the chest.
29. Sputum
- Definition: Matter ejected from the mouth; saliva mixed with mucus and other substance from the respiratory tract.
30. Supine
- Definition: Lying on the back face upward; or the hand, palm upward.
31. Systole
- Definition: Contraction of cardiac muscle.
32. Thrombus
- Definition: Clot in a blood vessel or in one of the cavities of the heart that remains where it was formed.
33. Vasoconstrictor
- Definition: Nerve or an agent that causes constriction of blood vessels.
34. Venules