Medical Terminology Simplified Frame 4
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112 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adenoid/o | andenoids |
| ectomy | excision, removal |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice Box) |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| itis | inflammation |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| peri | around |
| ar | pertaining to |
| trache/o | trachea |
| stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| alveol/o | alveolus (plural, alveoli) |
| bronchi/o | bronchus (plural, bronchi) |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| itic | pertaining to |
| pneum/o | air; lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| thorac/o | chest |
| algia | pain |
| dynia | pain |
| osmia | smell |
| oxia | oxygen |
| phagia | swallowing, eating |
| pnea | breathing |
| spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
| thorax | chest |
| aer/o | air |
| hydr/o | water |
| myc/o | fungus |
| cele | hernia, swelling |
| stenosis | narrowing stricture |
| therapy | treatment |
| tome | instrument to cut |
| tomy | incision |
| a, an | without, not |
| neo | new |
| para | near, beside; beyond |
| scopy | visual examination |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| lob/o | lobe |
| phren/o | diaphragm, mind |
| hem/o | blood |
| muc/o | mucus |
| pneumocystis pneumonia | seen with aids |
| ABGs | arterial blood gases |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
| ARDS | acute respiratory distress syndrome |
| CA | cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CPAP | continuous positive airway pressure |
| CPR | Cardiopulmonary resuscitation |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DPT | diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| FEV1 | forced expiratory volume in one second |
| FVC | forced vital capacity |
| HF | heart failure |
| HMD | hyaline membrane disease |
| IPPB | intermittent positive-pressure breathing |
| IRDS | infant respiratory distress syndrome |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NMT | nebulized mist treatment |
| O2 | oxygen |
| OSA | obstructure sleep apnea |
| PCP | Pneumocystis pneumonia; primary care physician; phencyclidine (hallucinogen) |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea |
| RD | respiratory disease |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| TB | tuberculosis |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| VC | vital capacity |
| crackles | associated with bronchitis, pneumonia, and heart failure |
| friction rub | rub over the pleutal area may be a sign of lung disease |
| rhonchi | load coarse or snoring sound |
| stridor | croup |
| wheezes | asthma, croup, hay fever, and emphysema |
| acidosis | respiratory acidosis is caused by abnormally high levels of carbon dioxide |
| ARDS | severe inflammatory damage |
| anoxia | lack of O2 in the body |
| atelectasis | caused by odstruction of foreign bodies, excessive secretions, or pressure on the lung from a tumor. |
| consolidation | solidification of the lungs is caused by a pathological engorgement of lung tissues that occurs in acute pneumonia. |
| coryza | cold |
| croup | occurs in children and infants and is characterized by laryngeal obstruction and spasm, barking cough, and stridor. |
| cystic fibrosis (CF) | thick mucus causing obstruction of passageways |
| empyema | Pus in a body cavity, especially in the pleural cavity (pyothorax) |
| epiglottitis | infection of the epiglottis and surrounding area that occurs most commonly in children between ages 2 and 12 |
| epistaxis | Hemorrhage from the nose; also called nosebleed |
| hypoxemia | Deficiency of oxygen in the blood, usually a sign of respiratory impairment |
| hypoxia | Deficiency of oxygen in body tissues, usually a sign of repiratory impairment |
| influenza | onset of fever, chills, headache, and muscle pain |
| lung cancer | pulmonary malignancy commonly attributable to cigarette smoking |
| pertussis | Acute infectious disease characterized by a "whoop"-sounding cough; also called whooping cough |
| pleural effusion | Abnormal presence of fluid in the pleural cavity |
| pneumothorax | Collection of air in the pleural cavity, causing the complete or partial collapse of a lung |
| ABG | arterial blood gas |
| bronchoscopy | observe directly |
| chest x-ray | Radiograph |
| CT | computed tomography |
| PFTs | pulmonary function tests |
| FVC | forced vital capacity |
| spirometry | measures the breathing capacity of the lungs and produces a tracing on a graph |
| postural drainage | body postioning to assist in removal of secreation from specific lobes of the lungs, bronchi, or lung cavities |
| corticosteroids | Hormonal agents that reduce tissue edema and inflammation associated with chronic lung disease |
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