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Glossary of Medical Terms Related to the Respiratory System, Quizzes of Medical Sciences

Definitions for various medical terms related to the respiratory system, including conditions, processes, and body parts. The terms cover a wide range of topics, from common respiratory infections to complex respiratory diseases and surgical procedures.

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2009/2010

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adenoid/o

WR: adenoids

TERM 2

alveol/o

DEFINITION 2

WR: alveolus (plural, alveoli)

TERM 3

atel/o

DEFINITION 3

WR: incomplete, imperfect

TERM 4

bronch/o, bronchi/o

DEFINITION 4

WR: bronchus (plural, bronchi)

TERM 5

chondr/o

DEFINITION 5

WR: cartilage

epiglott/o

WR: epiglottis

TERM 7

laryng/o

DEFINITION 7

WR: larynx (voice box)

TERM 8

nas/o,

rhin/o

DEFINITION 8

WR: nose

TERM 9

or/o

DEFINITION 9

WR: mouth

TERM 10

ox/o

DEFINITION 10

WR: oxygen

spir/o

WR: to breathe

TERM 17

thorac/o

DEFINITION 17

WR: chest

TERM 18

tonsill/o

DEFINITION 18

WR: tonsils

TERM 19

trache/o

DEFINITION 19

WR: trachea (windpipe)

TERM 20

acid/o

DEFINITION 20

WR: acid

aer/o

WR: air

TERM 22

arteri/o

DEFINITION 22

WR: artery

TERM 23

carcin/o

DEFINITION 23

WR: cancer

TERM 24

cyst/o

DEFINITION 24

WR: bladder

TERM 25

fibr/o

DEFINITION 25

WR: fiber, fibrous tissue

muc/o

WR: mucus

TERM 32

my/o

DEFINITION 32

WR: muscle

TERM 33

myc/o

DEFINITION 33

WR: fungus

TERM 34

orth/o

DEFINITION 34

WR: straight

TERM 35

tom/o

DEFINITION 35

WR: to cut

centesis

S: surgical puncture

TERM 37

ectomy

DEFINITION 37

S: excision, removal

TERM 38

plasty

DEFINITION 38

S: surgical repair

TERM 39

rrhaphy

DEFINITION 39

S: suture

TERM 40

tome

DEFINITION 40

S: instrument to cut

graphy

S: process of recording

TERM 47

itis

DEFINITION 47

S: inflammation

TERM 48

logist

DEFINITION 48

S: specialist in study of

TERM 49

malacia

DEFINITION 49

S: softening

TERM 50

metry

DEFINITION 50

S: act of measuring

oma

S: tumor

TERM 52

osis

DEFINITION 52

S: abnormal condition, increase (used primarily with blood

cells)

TERM 53

pathy

DEFINITION 53

S: disease

TERM 54

phagia

DEFINITION 54

S: swallowing, eating

TERM 55

phobia

DEFINITION 55

S: fear

scopy

S: visual examination

TERM 62

spasm

DEFINITION 62

S: involuntary contraction, twitching

TERM 63

stenosis

DEFINITION 63

S: narrowing, stricture

TERM 64

therapy

DEFINITION 64

S: treatment

TERM 65

thorax

DEFINITION 65

S: chest

al, ic, ous

S: pertaining to

TERM 67

ia

DEFINITION 67

S: condition

TERM 68

ist

DEFINITION 68

S: specialist

TERM 69

an

DEFINITION 69

P: without, not

TERM 70

epi

DEFINITION 70

P: above, upon

peri

P: around

TERM 77

AIDS

DEFINITION 77

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

TERM 78

ARDS

DEFINITION 78

acute respiratory distress syndrome

TERM 79

CA

DEFINITION 79

cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest

TERM 80

CF

DEFINITION 80

cystic fibrosis

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

TERM 82

CO

DEFINITION 82

carbon dioxide

TERM 83

CPR

DEFINITION 83

cardiopulmonary resuscitation

TERM 84

Dx

DEFINITION 84

diagnosis

TERM 85

HF

DEFINITION 85

heart failure

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Respiratory insufficiency marked by progressive hypoxia

TERM 92

anoxia

DEFINITION 92

Total absence of oxygen in body tissues

TERM 93

atelectasis

DEFINITION 93

Collapse of lung tissue, preventing respiratory exchange of

oxygen (O2) and carbon dioxide (CO2)

TERM 94

empyema

DEFINITION 94

Pus in a body cavity, especially in the pleural cavity

(pyothorax)

TERM 95

hypoxemia

DEFINITION 95

Deficiency of oxygen in the blood, usually a sign of

respiratory impairment

hypoxia

Deficiency of oxygen in body tissues, usually a sign of

respiratory impairment

TERM 97

influenza

DEFINITION 97

Acute, contagious respiratory infection characterized by

sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, and muscle pain

TERM 98

lung cancer

DEFINITION 98

Pulmonary malignancy commonly attributed to cigarette

smoking

TERM 99

pertussis

DEFINITION 99

Acute infectious disease characterized by a "whoop"-

sounding cough, also called whooping cough

TERM 100

pneumothorax

DEFINITION 100

Collection of air in the pleural cavity, causing the complete or

partial collapse of a lung