Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity; a form of edema. May be caused by heart disease, lymphatic of venous obstruction, cirrhosis or changes in blood plasma composition.
What is ascites?
100
The opening between vocal cords.
What is the glottis?
100
phren/o
What is diaphragm?
100
A procedure that reopens a narrowed vessel and restores blood flow. Commonly accomplished by surgically removing plaque, inflating a balloon within a vessel or installing a stent to keep the vessel open.
What is angioplasty?
200
HIPAA
What is Health Insurance Privacy and Accountability Act?
200
Accumulation of pus in the pleural space; empyema.
What is pyothorax?
200
Enlarged, superior portion of the trachea that contains the vocal cords.
What is the larynx?
200
natri
What is sodium?
200
Electonic recording of heart sounds.
What is phonocardiography?
300
PVC
What is premature ventricular contraction?
300
Incomplete expansion of a lung or part of a lung; lung collapse. May be present at birth or caused by bronchial obstruction or compression of lung tissue.
What is atelectasis?
300
A double-layered membrane that lines the thoracic cavity and covers the lungs.
What is pleura?
300
myel/o
What is bone marrow?
300
Surgical puncture of the chest for removal of air or fluids, such as may accumulate after surgery or as a result of injury, infection or cardiovascular problems.
What is thoracentesis?
400
CPAP
What is continuous positive airway pressure?
400
Enlargement of the spleen.
What is splenomegaly?
400
Bony projections in the nasal cavity that contain receptors for the sense of smell.
What are turbinate bones (or conchae)?
400
phleb/o
What is vein?
400
An upright or semi-upright position that aids breathing.
What is orthopneic position?
500
RUQ
What is right upper quadrant?
500
Pathologic accumulation of fluid in the pericardial sac. May result from pericarditis or trauma to the heart and greater vessels.
What is cardiac tamponade?
500
Substance that decreases surface tension within the alveoli and eases lung expansion.