MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
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ANATOMICAL TERMS
1. pharynx
2. mediastinum
Throat
Partition between the two thoratic
compartments
Hairlike projections that sweep away
materials
Lymphatic tissues in the throat
Opening the larynx
Small tubular airways
Cavities in the cranium
Protective mucus-secreting sacs to entrap
pathogens
Tubular passage from throat to stomach
Windpipe
3. cilia
4. adenoid
5. glottis
6. bronchioles
7. sinuses
8. mucous membranes
9. esophagus
10. trachea
11. flap that prevents food from entering the
larynx
12. partition that separates the nostrils
13. muscle that separates thorax from
abdomen
14. part of throat behind the nose
15. part of throat behind the mouth
16. the voice box
17. the windpipe
18. membrane that covers the lung
19. inner part of that membrane
20. airsacs at the end of the bronchioles
Epiglottis
Nasal septum
Diaphragm
Nasopharynx
Oropharynx
Larynx
Trachea
Pleura
Visceral pleura
Alveoli
SYMPTOMATIC AND DIAGNOSTIC TERMS
1. anoxia
2. anoxemia
3. hypoxia
4. hypoxemia
5. bronchitis
6. laryngitis
7. hemoptysis
8. empyema
9. nocturnal dyspnea
10. tracheostenosis
Lack of oxygen in tissues
Lack of oxygen in blood
Deficient of oxygen in tissues
Deficient of oxygen in blood
Inflammation of lung’s airways
Inflammation of voicebox
Spitting up blood
Pus in pleural cavity (pyothorax)
Difficulty breathing at night
Narrowing of windpipe
OPERATIVE AND THERAPEUTIC TERMS
1. laryngotomy
2. laryngectomy
3. laryngoplasty
4. laryngoscope
5. laryngocentesis
Incision into voicebox
Excision of voicebox
Surgical repair of voicebox
Instrument to examine voicebox
Puncture of voicebox
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
6. laryngograph
7. laryngologist
8. laryngopharyngectomy
9. laryngostomy
10. thoracoplasty
Instrument to X-ray voicebox
Specialist in voicebox
Surgical removal of throat and voicebox
Creation of opening into voicebox
Surgical repair of pleural cavity
GIVE THE A PPROPRIATE MEDICAL TERM
1. inflammation of voicebox and throat
2. visual examination of interior of
voicebox
3. discharge of laryngeal mucus
4. involuntary contraction of the
voicebox
5. a narrowing of the larynx
6. inflammation of the larynx
7. inflammation of the larynx and trachea
8. inflammation of the larynx and trachea and
bronchi
9. inflammation of the throat
10. pain in the throat
11. surgical removal of the
pharynx
12. study of the throat
13. radiographic examination of the
throat
14. any disease of the throat
15. disease of the throat caused by
fungus
16. surgery to repair the throat
17. instrument for incision of the
pharynx
18. discharge of mucus from the
pharynx
19. inflammation of the throat and
nose
10. pain in the nose
Laryngopharyngitis
Laryngoscopy
1. rhinitis
2. rhinesthesia
3. rhinologist
4. rhinolaryngitis
5. rhinorrhea
6. rhinokyphosis
7. rhinometer
8. rhinopathy
9. rhinonecrosis
10. rhinoplasty
11. rhinophonia
Inflammation of the nose
Sense of smell
Specialist in the nose
Inflammation of the nose and voicebox
Nasal discharge
Humped bridge of nose
Instrument to measure the nose
Any disease of the nose
Death of nasal bones
Surgical repair of nose
Nasal speech
Laryngorrhea
Laryngospasm
Laryngostenosis
Laryngitis
Laryngotracheitis
Laryngotracheobronchitis
Pharyngitis
Pharyngalgia, pharyngodynia
Pharyngectomy
Pharyngology
Pharyngography
Pharyngopathy
Pharyngomycosis
Pharyngoplasty
Pharyngotome
Pharyngorrhea
Pharyngorhinitis
Rhinalgia