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phren/o (2)
what is diaphragm; mind?
this is the prefix that means the opposite of rapid
what is brady-?
voice
what is -phonia?
You are walking down a dark hallway and come across a person on the ground. Their lips are blue. The term for this abnormal condition is....
What is cyanosis?
A patient has been diagnosed with cancer in the upper lobe of their left lung. The doctor has determined that this specific lobe needs to be surgically removed. The term for this surgical procedure is....
what is lobectomy?
chest (3)
what is pector/o, steth/o, and thorac/o?
without; not (2)
what is an- or a-?
chest
what is -thorax?
When looking to see if a patient requires life-saving CPR, they must have apnea before chest compressions are started. This is also known as....
what is not breathing?
visual examination of the voice box
what is laryngoscopy?
nose (2)
what is nas/o and rhin/o?
dys- (3)
what is bad, painful, or difficult?
-pnea
what is breathing?
an oximeter is an instrument used to measure this important vital sign in our bodies....
what is oxygen?
"sore throat"
what is pharyngitis?
bronchi (2)
what is bronchi/o and bronch/o?
rapid
what is tachy-?
-osmia
what is smell?
You are an innocent bystander in the ER waiting room when suddenly the doors that lead to the back open up and you hear the medical staff yelling "SOB! SOB!" But because you took Mrs. Brown's medical terminology class you know that these healthcare workers are not shouting insults but are trying to say....
what is shortness of breath?
surgical incision into the chest
what is thoracotomy?
all of these word roots have lung as either the only definition or one of the definitions....
what is pulmon/o, pneum/o, and pnuemon/o?
this prefix has a definition that means the opposite of bad
what is eu-?
spitting
what is -ptysis?
There are two entrances to the start of the respiratory system. The word roots (4) for them should be very well known by now and are as follows....
what is nas/o, rhin/o, or/o, and stomat/o?
A doctor believes a patient to have a condition of the lung also known as PNA and needs to view the bronchi in order to make this diagnosis. The name of the instrument used to view these body parts is....
what is a bronchoscope?