Medical Terminology

MOA150 Week 3

Bronchitis

bronch =

-itis =

bronchial tubes

inflammation

Inflammation of the bronchial walls

Pleuritis

pleur =

-itis =

side, rib

inflammation

Inflammation of the pleura that produces sharp chest pain with each breath

Intercostal muscles

inter =

cost =

-al =

between

Ribs

characterized by

Muscles which move the rib cage during breathing

Bronchopneumonia

broncho =

pneumon=

-ia =

bronchial

lungs

condition

Form of pneumonia that affects patches of the bronchioles throughout both lungs

Eupnea

eu =

pnea =

good, normal

breathing

Easy or normal breathing

Tachypnea

tachy =

pnea =

fast, rapid

breathing

Abnormally rapid rate of respiration

Apnea

a- =

pnea =

without, not

breathing

Absence of spontaneous respiration

Dyspnea

dys =

pnea =

difficult, painful

breathing

Difficult or labored breathing, commonly referred to as shortness of breath

Cyanosis

cyan =

-osis =

blue

disease, condition of

Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen

Pulse Oximeter

oxi =

meter =

oxygen

instrument of measurement

External monitor that measures the oxygen saturation level in the blood

Spirometry

spiro =

meter =

to breath

instrument of measurement

Noninvasive test in which a patient breathes into a device to measure “breath”

Antitussive

anti =

tuss =

ive =

against, opposing

coughing

performs

Agent administered to prevent or relieve coughing

Bronchodilator

broncho =

dilator =

bronchial

agent that widens or expands

Agent that expands the opening of the passages to the lungs

Tracheotomy

trache =

otomy =

trachea

incision, surgical cutting

Procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea to gain access to the airway

Tracheostomy

trache =

ostomy =

trachea

to make an opening

Surgical formation of an opening into the trachea through the neck

Cystic Fibrosis

cyst =

-ic =

fibr =

osis =

bladder, bag

pertaining to

connective tissue

disease

Disorder of the exocrine glands marked by difficulty in breathing due to mucus accumulation in airways

Anoxemia

an =

ox =

-emia =

without

oxygen

blood

a condition of subnormal oxygenation of the arterial blood

Anoxia

an =

ox =

-ia =

without

oxygen

condition

Hypoxia especially of such severity as to result in permanent damage

Hypoxemia

hyp =

ox =

-emia =

decrease, below normal, defiency

oxygen

blood

Deficient oxygenation of the blood

Laryngectomy

laryng =

-ectomy =

larynx

surgical removal

surgical removal of all or part of the larynx

Laryngoplegia

laryngo =

-plegia =

larynx

paralysis

Paralysis of the larynx

Dysphonia

dys =

phon =

-ia =

painful

voice

condition

Defective use of the voice

Hemothorax

hemo =

thorax =

blood

chest, pleural cavity

Blood in the pleural cavity

Hemoptysis

hemo =

ptysis =

blood

spitting

Expectoration of blood from some part of the respiratory tract

Pharyngitis

pharyng =

-itis =

pharynx

inflammation

Inflammation of the throat or pharynx

Pleurodynia

pleuro =

-dynia =

side, rib

pain

sharp pain in the side usually located in the intercostal muscles

Pulmonologist

pulmon =

-ologist =

lung

specialist

a physician who specializes in the diseases and disorders of the lungs and respiratory system

Hyperventilation

hyper =

ventilation=

excessive, overactive

process of exposing to air

Abnormally rapid rate of deep respiration results in a change in blood gas levels due to decrease in carbon dioxide at the cellular level

Bradypnea

brady =

pnea =

fast, rapid

breathing

Abnormally slow rate of respiration

Endotracheal

endo =

trache =

-al =

within

trachea

characterized by

Placed within the trachea

Polysomnography

poly =

somno =

graphy =

many

sleep

the process of recording

technique or process of using a polygraph to make a continuous record during sleep of multiple physiological variables, such as respiration, heart rate and muscle activity

Atelectasis

a =

tele =

ectasis =

without

distant, far

stretching, enlargement, dilation

Collapse of an expanded lung, usually due to air passages being blocked or by shallow breathing