Medical Terminology
MOA150 Week 3
Bronchitis
bronch =
bronchial tubes
-itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of the bronchial walls
Pleuritis
pleur =
side, rib
-itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of the pleura that
produces sharp chest pain with each
breath
Intercostal muscles
inter =
between
cost =
Ribs
-al =
characterized by
Muscles which move the rib cage
during breathing
Bronchopneumonia
broncho = bronchial
pneumon= lungs
-ia =
condition
Form of pneumonia that affects
patches of the bronchioles throughout
both lungs
Eupnea
eu =
good, normal
pnea =
breathing
Easy or normal breathing
Tachypnea
tachy =
fast, rapid
pnea =
breathing
Abnormally rapid rate of respiration
Apnea
a- =
without, not
pnea =
breathing
Absence of spontaneous respiration
Dyspnea
dys =
difficult, painful
pnea =
breathing
Difficult or labored breathing,
commonly referred to as shortness of
breath
Cyanosis
cyan =
blue
-osis =
disease, condition of
Bluish discoloration of the skin caused
by a lack of adequate oxygen
Pulse Oximeter
oxi =
oxygen
meter =
instrument of measurement
External monitor that measures the
oxygen saturation level in the blood
Spirometry
spiro =
to breath
meter =
instrument of measurement
Noninvasive test in which a patient
breathes into a device to measure
“breath”
Antitussive
anti =
against, opposing
tuss =
coughing
ive =
performs
Agent administered to prevent or
relieve coughing
Bronchodilator
broncho = bronchial
dilator =
agent that widens or expands
Agent that expands the opening of the
passages to the lungs
Tracheotomy
trache =
trachea
otomy =
incision, surgical cutting
Procedure in which an incision is
made into the trachea to gain access
to the airway
Tracheostomy
trache =
trachea
ostomy = to make an opening
Surgical formation of an opening into
the trachea through the neck
Cystic Fibrosis
cyst =
bladder, bag
-ic =
pertaining to
fibr =
connective tissue
osis =
disease
Disorder of the exocrine glands
marked by difficulty in breathing due
to mucus accumulation in airways
Anoxemia
an =
without
ox =
oxygen
-emia =
blood
a condition of subnormal oxygenation
of the arterial blood
Anoxia
an =
without
ox =
oxygen
-ia =
condition
Hypoxia especially of such severity as
to result in permanent damage
Hypoxemia
hyp =
decrease, below normal, defiency
ox =
oxygen
-emia =
blood
Deficient oxygenation of the blood
Laryngectomy
laryng =
larynx
-ectomy = surgical removal
surgical removal of all or part of the
larynx
Laryngoplegia
laryngo = larynx
-plegia =
paralysis
Paralysis of the larynx
Dysphonia
dys =
painful
phon =
voice
-ia =
condition
Defective use of the voice
Hemothorax
hemo =
blood
thorax =
chest, pleural cavity
Blood in the pleural cavity
Hemoptysis
hemo =
blood
ptysis =
spitting
Expectoration of blood from some
part of the respiratory tract
Pharyngitis
pharyng = pharynx
-itis =
inflammation
Inflammation of the throat or
pharynx
Pleurodynia
pleuro =
side, rib
-dynia =
pain
sharp pain in the side usually located
in the intercostal muscles
Pulmonologist
pulmon = lung
-ologist = specialist
a physician who specializes in the
diseases and disorders of the lungs
and respiratory system
Hyperventilation
hyper =
excessive, overactive
ventilation= 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 =
fast, rapid
pnea =
breathing
Abnormally slow rate of respiration
Endotracheal
endo =
within
trache =
trachea
-al =
characterized by
Placed within the trachea
Polysomnography
poly =
many
somno =
sleep
graphy =
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=
without
tele =
distant, far
ectasis =
stretching, enlargement, dilation
Collapse of an expanded lung, usually
due to air passages being blocked or
by shallow breathing