Word Part
lung
pulmon
airway
trachea
pertaining to the diaphragm
phrenic
suffocation
labored or difficulty breathing
dyspnea
specialist
ologist
divides into two L and R
bronchi
insertion of an airway tube
intubation
unexpected death of a otherwise healthy infant
sudden infant death syndrome SIDS
inhale/exhale
inspiration/expiration
to breathe
spiro
air sacs
alveoli
flexible tube inserted into a vessel or cavity
cannula
chronic pulm dx w increase size of alveoli and destruction of their walls
emphysema
normal breathing patterns
eupnea
mind or diaphragm
phreno
abnormal protruding growth
polyp
measure of air taken in and expelled from lungs
spirometry
dx that decreases lungs' ability to perform ventilation
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
abnormally slow/abnormally fast breathing
bradypnea/tachypnea
voice box
laryng
wall that separates abdomen from thoracic cavity
diaphragm
spasm or swelling of the bronchial tubes; dyspnea with wheezing
asthma
blockage of pulmonary artery by foreign matter ie. air, fat, tumor, blood clot
pulmonary embolism
deficiency of oxygen (2)
hypoxia/anoxia