0
Q
-algia
A
Pain
1
Q
a-
A
No
Without
Negative
2
Q
Alveol/o
A
Alveolus
Air sac
Small sac
3
Q
an-
A
No without
4
Q
Anthrac/o
A
Coal
Coal dust
5
Q
Atel/o
A
Incomplete
Imperfect
6
Q
brady-
A
Slow
7
Q
Bronch/o
Bronchi/o
A
Bronchus
Bronchial tube
8
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
9
Q
dys-
A
Bad
Painful
10
Q
-ectasis
A
Stretching
Dilation
Enlargement
11
Q
-ectomy
A
Surgical removal
12
Q
-epiglott/o
A
Epiglottis
13
Q
eu-
A
Good
Normal
Easy
Well
14
Q
hem/o
A
Blood
15
Q
hyper-
A
Increased
16
Q
hypo-
A
Decreased
17
Q
-ia
A
Abnormal condition
18
Q
-ic
A
Pertaining to
19
Q
-itis
A
Inflammation
20
Q
laryng/o
A
Larynx
Throat
21
Q
lob/i
lob/o
A
Lobe
22
Q
-metry
A
To measure
23
Q
nas/o
A
Nose
24
-ologist
Specialist
25
-osis
Abnormal condition
| Disease
26
-ostomy
Surgically creating an opening
27
-otomy
Surgical incision
28
ox/i
ox/o
ox/y
Oxygen
29
Pharyng/o
Throat
| Pharynx
30
phon/o
Sound
31
phren/o
Diaphragm
32
-plasty
Surgical repair
33
-plegia
Paralysis
| Stroke
34
pleur/o
Pleura
| Side of body
35
-pnea
Breathing
36
pneum/o
pneumu
pneu-
Lung
| Air
37
-ptysis
Spitting
38
pulm/o
| pulmon/o
Lung
39
rhin/o
Nose
40
-rrhagia
Bleeding
41
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing
42
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
43
-scopy
Visual examination
44
Sept/o
Infection
| Partition
45
Sinus/o
Sinus
46
-spasm
Sudden involuntary contraction
Tightening
Cramping
47
Spir/o
To breath
48
-stoma
Mouth
| Oral cavity
49
Tachy-
Fast
| Rapid
50
Thorac/o
| -thorax
Chest
51
Trache/o
Trachea
| Windpipe
52
Where is the heart, aorta, esophagus, and trachea located?
Mediastinum
53
What acts as a lid over the entrance to the trachea?
Epiglottis
54
What is the innermost layer of the pleura known as?
Visceral pleura
55
What sinuses are located just above the eyes?
Frontal
56
What are the smallest divisions of the bronchial tree ?
Bronchioles
57
During respiration, the exchange of gases takes place through the walls of the what?
Alveoli
58
What term means spitting blood or blood-stained sputum?
Hemoptysis
59
Black lung disease is the lay term for what?
Anthracosis
60
What term means abnormally rapid rate of respiration?
Tachypnea
61
The term meaning any voice impairment is what?
Dysphonia
62
First division of the pharynx
Nasopharynx
63
Second division of the pharynx
Oropharynx
64
Third division of the pharynx
Laryngopharynx
65
Voice box
Larynx
66
Windpipe
Trachea
67
The exchange of gases within the cells of the body is known as what?
Internal respiration
68
What is the term that describes the lung disease caused by cotton dust?
Byssinosis
69
What form of pneumonia that can be prevented through vaccinations?
Bacterial pneumonia
70
What term is commonly known as shortness of breath?
Dyspnea
71
The emergency procedure to gain access below a blocked airway is known as what?
Tracheotomy
72
The thick mucus secreted by the tissues that lines the respiratory passages is called what?
Phlegm
73
What is the medical term meaning an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity?
Empyema
74
What is the medical name for the disease commonly known as whooping cough is known as?
Pertussis
75
What nerve stimulates the diaphragm and causes it to contract?
Phrenic
76
What is administered to prevent or relieve coughing?
Antitusside
77
ARDS
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
78
CF
Cystic fibrosis
79
FESS
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
80
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
81
URI
Upper respiratory infection
82
Inhaling a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract can cause what pneumonia ?
Aspiration
83
What term means abnormally rapid deep breathing?
Hyperventilation
84
What term means the surgical repair of the trachea?
Tracheoplasty
85
When is the diaphragm relaxed?
Exhalation
86
The chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing is known as what?
Asthma
87
What term means an absence of spontaneous respiration ?
Apnea
88
What is the sudden spasmodic bleeding from the lungs called?
Pneumorrhagia
89
What is the term meaning pain in the pleura or in the side ?
Pleuralgia
90
A contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles that tighten and squeeze the airway shut is known as what?
Bronchoconstriction
91
True or false?
| A pulse oximeter is a monitor placed in the ear to measure the oxygen saturation level in the blood.
False
92
True or false?
| In atelectasis, the lung fails to expand because air cannot pass beyond the bronchioles that are blocked by secretions.
True
93
True or false?
| Croup is an allergic reaction to airborne allergens.
False
94
True or false?
| Hypoxemia is the condition of below-normal oxygenation of arterial blood.
True
95
True or false?
| Emphysema is the progressive loss of lung function in which the chest sometimes assumes an enlarged barrel shape.
True
96
A genetic disorder in which the lungs are clogged with large quantities of abnormally thick mucus.
Cystic fibrosis
97
Surgical removal of a portion of the pleura is known as what
Pleurectomy
98
What is the term for a surgical repair of the larynx?
Laryngoplasty
99
A medication that is used during asthma attacks with inhalers that expands the opening of the passages into the lungs
Bronchodilator
100
What does a flu shot prevent?
Influenza
101
What is the medical term for a nose bleed?
Epistaxis
102
What is the diagnosis if someone who has an accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity?
Hemothorax
103
What surgery is conducted to correct damage to the septum of the nose?
Rhinoplasty
104
What is the medical term for inflammation of the bronchial walls?
Bronchitis
105
The procedure which puts a permanent placement of a breathing tube is called what?
Tracheostomy
106
What is inflammation of the pleura known as?
Pleurisy
107
The substance ejected through the mouth and used for diagnostic purposes in respiratory disorders is known as what?
Sputum
108
What is the term meaning a bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen ?
Cyanosis
109
What is the medical term that means paralysis of the vocal bands?
Laryngoplegia
110
The pattern of alternating periods of rapid breathing, slow breathing, and the absence of breathing is known as what?
Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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