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Medical Terminology
Med Term Exam Ch5
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Undergraduate 1
09/19/2011
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Term
nose
 Definition
line with mucous membrane and fine hairs
Term
nasal septum
 Definition
partition separating the right and left nasal cavities
Term
paranasal sinuses
 Definition
air cavities within the cranial bones that open into the nasal cavities
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pharynx (throat)
 Definition
serves as food and air passageway
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adenoids
 Definition
lymphoid tissue located behind the nasal cavity
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tonsils
 Definition
lymphoid tissue located behind the mouth
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larynx (voicebox)
 Definition
location of the vocal cords
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trachea (windpipe)
 Definition
passageway for air to the bronchi
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lungs
 Definition
two spongelike organs in the thoracic cavity
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pleura
 Definition
double folded serous membrane covering each lung
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atel/o
 Definition
imperfect
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capno/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
orth/o
 Definition
oxygen
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phon/o
 Definition
sound
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spir/o
 Definition
breathe,breathing
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eu
 Definition
normal,good
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pan
 Definition
all,total
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tachy
 Definition
fast,rapid
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algia
 Definition
pain
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cele
 Definition
hernia
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centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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ectasis
 Definition
stretching out
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emia
 Definition
blood condition
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metry
 Definition
measurement
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pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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rrhagia
 Definition
rapid flow of blood
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stenosis
 Definition
constriction or narrowing
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stomy
 Definition
creation of an artifical opening
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thorax
 Definition
chest
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tomy
 Definition
cut into or incision
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bronchogenic carcinoma
 Definition
cancerous tumor originiating in a bronchus
Term
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
 Definition
respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
 Definition
a progressive lung disease(cig. smoking)
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pulmonary embolism (PE)
 Definition
blood clots in lungs
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