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