Word Parts
The definition of the combining form myc/o.
What is....fungus?
Inflammatory disease caused by a specific virus characterized by clusters of small blisters.
What is...herpes?
The meaning of the word part -graphy.
What is....the process of recording?
The abbreviation VQ scan stands for.
What is...a ventilation-perfusion scan?
The function of the skin.
What is....to defend against bacteria and other invading organisms?
The definition of the prefix epi-.
What is....on, upon or over?
What is....diptheria and pertussis?
The creation of an artificial opening.
What is....tracheostomy?
Abbreviation for hospital acquired pneumonia.
What is...HAP?
A patient with blood in the chest.
What is...hemothorax?
The definition of the suffix -scope.
What is...-scope?
The name for pinpoint hemorrages.
What is...petechiae?
Levels of O2 and CO2 in the blood are tested using this procedure.
What is...arterial blood gases?
Used to most often help diagnose or rule out pulmonary embolism.
What is...V/Q scan?
Transdermal has the same meaning as.
What is...percutaneous?
What is.....grapelike clusters?
Diseased state around the nail.
What is...paronychia?
The disease that an acid-fast bacilli test smear is used to diagnose.
What is...tuberculosis?
The patient's physician listed her diagnosis as this due to chronic bronchitis.
What is...COPD?
Means the same thing as rhinorragia.
What is...epistaxis?
The definition of the suffix -ectomy.
What is....excision?
The stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity.
What is...emphysema?
The nurse practitioner heard low pitched breath sounds while listening to the patient's chest with a stethoscope.
What is...ronchi?
Patients who use a CPAP machine at bedtime to control sleep apnea have likely been diagnosed with this sleep disorder.
What is...OSA?
The term for harsh, high pitched breath sound heard on inspiration; indicates an acute laryngeal obstruction.
What is...stridor?