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Chapter 7 Terms med terms
Respiratory System
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Undergraduate 1
10/30/2011
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus (airway)
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole (little airway)
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capn/o, carb/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voicebox)
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lob/o
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lobe
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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ox/o
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oxygen
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palat/o
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palate
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
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air or lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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sinus/o
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sinus (cavity)
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thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o
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chest
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tonsil/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea
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uvul/o
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uvula
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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nasopharynx
 Definition
part of pharynx directly behind nasal passages
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oropharynx
 Definition
central portion of pharyx between roof of mouth and the upper edge of epiglottis
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laryngopharynx
 Definition
lower part of the pharynx just below the oropharynx opening into the larynx and esophagus
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eupnea
 Definition
normal breathing
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bradypnea
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slow breathing
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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hypopnea
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shallow breathing
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hyperpnea
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deep breathing
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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apnea
 Definition
inability to breathe
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orthopnea
 Definition
ability to breathe only in an upright position
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
 Definition
pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level
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rhonchi sound
 Definition
emphysema
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stridor sound
 Definition
high-pitched crowing sound that occurs with an obstruction in the upper airway
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cyanosis
 Definition
bluish coloration
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dysphonia
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hoarseness
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epistaxis
 Definition
nosebleed
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hemoptysis
 Definition
coughing up or spitting up blood originating in the lungs
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hypercapnia/hypercarbia
 Definition
excessive levels of carbon dioxide in the blood
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hypoxemia
 Definition
deficient amount of oxygen in the blood
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hypoxia
 Definition
deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells
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caseous necrosis
 Definition
degeneration and death of tissue with a cheeselike appearance
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pulmonary edema
 Definition
fluid filling of the spaces around the alveoli and eventually flooding into the alveoli
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pulmonary infiltrate
 Definition
density on an x-ray of lungs
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rhinorrhea
 Definition
thin,watery discharge from the nose
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atelectasis
 Definition
collapse of lung tissue
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