Lung words
Pertaining to the lungs
What is Pneum/o?
The Nostrils
What is Nares?
Dyspnea
what is Difficult breathing?
The condition characterized by attacks of difficult breathing and wheezing caused by spasms of the bronchial tubes.
What is Asthma?
Sharp, Short blows to the surface of the chest.
What is Percussion?
Lobotomy
What is Surgical incision into the lobe of the lung?
Easy normal breathing.
What is Eupnea?
A narrowing or stricture of the voice box.
What is Laryngostenosis?
Hypoxia
What is Condition of decreased oxygen in the tissues?
Dia-
What is complete?
Lobectomy
What is Surgical procedure to remove a portion of the lung?
The instrument used to examine the nose.
What is Rhinoscope?
Laryngectomy
What is Removal of the voice box?
Epiglottis
What is During the swallowing process, this structure closes off the larynx?
Auscultation
What is Listening to sounds from the heart, lungs, and other organs, typically with a stethoscope?
Atelectasis
What is collapsed lung?
An involuntary spasm of the bronchi.
Bronchospasm
A membrane that covers the lungs.
What is Pleura?
Otalgia
What is a pain in the ear?
Necr/o-
Death
Surgical puncture of the lung and insertion of a tube to drain fluid from the lung.
What is Thoracentesis?
Nose bleed
What is Epistaxis?
Orthopnea
What is A condition in which a person has difficulty breathing unless in an upright position (sitting or standing)?
A procedure to remove a portion of the diaphragm.
What is Phrenectomy?
Pseudo-
What is false?