Suffixes
What is the suffix of tracheostomy?
-stomy
What does the root word aer/o mean?
Define hypoxia.
Lack of oxygen in the body tissues
Define epistaxis.
Nose bleed
When are your weekly exams due?
The following Monday at 11:59PM.
What is the suffix of atelectasis?
-ectasis
What is the root word in the term pyothorax?
py/o
What is another word for a runny nose?
Rhinorrhea
Another word for a cold is:
Coryza
When do you do CPR on someone?
When they are not breathing and do not have a pulse (begin compressions). If someone does have a pulse but is not breathing, provide rescue breaths.
What is the suffix of thoracodynia?
-dynia
What does the root word cyan/o mean?
blue; bluish in color
Define peritonsillar.
Pertaining to the area around the tonsils
What is a genetic disease of exocrine glands characterized by excessive secretions of thick mucus that do not drain normally, causing obstruction of passageways?
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Larynx means
voicebox
What does the suffix -pnea mean?
breathing
The root word pulmon/o means
lung
Create a term that means pain in the chest.
thoracodynia; thoracalgia; pleuralgia; costalgia
Name 2 adventitious breath sounds
Rales, wheezing, rhonchi, pleural rub, stridor
If your trachea is the stump of the tree, and the alveoli are the leaves, what are the branches?
The bronchi and bronchioles
What does the suffix -osis mean?
abnormal condition
What are the two root words that mean nose?
nas/o; rhin/o
Define atelectasis.
Abnormal condition characterized by the collapse of the alveoli
Which is a more life-threatening condition: hypoxia or hypoxemia?
hypoxia
One is a lining over the lung; one is a lining on the inside of the chest. Both act to prevent friction.