Respiratory System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Ablation | Removal or destruction by cutting, chemicals, or electrocautery |
| Intramural | Within the organ wall |
| Auscultation | Listening to sounds, such as to lung sounds |
| Glottis | True vocal cords; the vocal apparatus of the larynx |
| Epiglottidectomy | Excision of the covering of the larynx |
| Bronchiole | Smaller division of brochial tree |
| Cordectomy | Surgical removal of vocal cords |
| Crackle | Abnormal sounds when breathing (heard on auscultation) |
| Laryngoscope | Fiberoptic scope used to view inside of larynx |
| Laryngoscopy | Direct visulization and examination of interior of larynx with a laryngoscope |
| Cyanosis | Bluish discoloration |
| Lobectomy | Surgical excision of a lobe of lung |
| Croup | Acute viral infection (obstruction of larynx), stridor |
| Bilobectomy | Surgical removal of two lobes of lung |
| Nasal button | Synthetic circular disc used to cover a hole in the nasal septum |
| Pulmonary edema | Accumulation of fluid in pulmonary tissues and air spaces |
| Lavage | Washing out |
| Dyspnea | Shortness of breath; difficult breathing |
| Orthropnea | Difficulty in breathing, relieved by assuming upright position |
| Epitaxis | Nose bleed |
| Percussion | tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes |
| Hemoptysis | Bloody sputum |
| Pleura | The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest |
| Laryngeal web | Congenital abnormality of connective tissue between the vocal cords |
| Pertussis | Whooping cough - highly contagious bacterial infection of pharynx, larynx, and trachea |
| Emphysema | Air accumulated in an organ or tissue |
| Pulmonary embolism | Thrombus or other foregin material lodged in pulmonary artery or one of its branches |
| Total pneumonectomy | Surgical removal of an entire lung |
| Rales | An abnormal respiratory sound heard in auscultation, indicating some pathologic condition |
| Rhinorrhea | Free discharge of a thin nasal mucus |
| Segmentectomy | Surgical removal of the smaller subdivision of lobes of a lung |
| Tracheotomy | Incision into the trachea |
| Spirometry | Measuring breathing capacity |
| Tuberculosis | Infection of the lungs caused by bacteria (turbercle bacillus) AKA TB |
| Thoracoscopy | Use of a lighted endoscope to view pleural spaces and thoracic cavity or to perform surgical procedures |
| Transtracheal | Across trachea |
| Sarcoidosis | Chronic inflammatory disease with nodules developing in lungs, lymph nodes, other organs |
| Tracheostomy | Creation of an opening into the trachea |
| Tachypnea | Quick, shallow breathing |
| Tracheotomy | Incision into the trachea |
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