Problems getting air?
This is the meaning of tachypnea.
What is rapid breathing?
Diseased state of the lung (the infection and inflammation may be caused by bacteria, viruses, and fungi)
What is pneumonia?
This combining form means air.
What is aer/o?
Build the term: inflammation of the nose.
What is rhinitis
This is a passageway for both food and air, and its not the oral cavity.
What is pharynx?
This is the temporary cessation of breathing, especially while sleeping.
What is apnea?
This is an abnormal condition of the skin and mucous membrane caused by oxygen deficiency in the blood.
What is cyanosis?
Combining form meaning nose.
What is rhin/o or nas/o?
Build the term: cutting into the chest.
What is thoracotomy?
This organ is commonly known as the voice box
What is the larnyx?
This is the medical diagnosis term for whooping cough.
What is pertussis?
This is the medical term for inflammation of the pleura.
What is pleurisy?
Combining form meaning sleep.
What is somn/o?
Build the term: paralysis of the larynx
What is laryngoplegia?
Air sacks at the end of the bronchioles. Oxygen and Carbon dioxide are exchanged through their walls and capillaries.
What are the alveoli?
This is a chronic pulmonary disease in which the alveoli become distended and the alveolar walls become damaged, making it difficult to exhale air from the lungs.
What is emphysema?
This is an inherited disease that affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and often death. Characterized by thick mucus and confirmed with a sweat test to check salt content.
What is cystic fibrosis?
Combining form meaning breathing.
What is spir/o?
Build the term: excessive carbon dioxide in the body
What is hypercapnia?
This "lid" over the laryngopharynx protects the entrance of the larynx to prevent aspiration of food into the trachea.
What is the epiglottis?
Condition that can occur spontaneously in tall, thin adolescent males resulting in a collapsed lung.
What is a pneumothorax?
Pulmonary infection by fungus found in dust and the droppings of pigeons and chickens.
What is histoplasmosis?
Combining form meaning incomplete.
What is atel/o?
Build the term: abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
What is pneumoconiosis?
The diaphragm is the main driving force for inhalation and expiration. To do this, the diaphragm contracts downward creating a vacuum to increase thoracic cavity volume. This vacuum is called...
What is negative pressure?