Language of Medicine Chapter 12
1. Adenoidectomy: Removal of the adenoids.
2. Adenoid hypertrophy: Increased development.
3. Adenoids: Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx.
4. Alveolar: Pertaining to an alveolus.
5. Alveolus, alveoli: An individualized section of an air sac in the lung.
6. Anosmia: Loss of the sense of smell.
7. Apex of the lung: Uppermost portion of the lung.
8. Apical: Pertaining to the tip of an organ.
9. Apnea: Stoppage of breathing.
10.Asphyxia: Deficient oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the
bloodstream.
11.Atelectasis: Collapsed lung.
12.Base of the lung: The lower portion of the lung.
13.Bronchiectasis: Abnormal widening bronchial tubes.
14.Bronchioles: Small bronchial tubes.
15.Bronchiolitis: Inflammation of a bronchiole.
16.Bronchodilator: An agent that opens bronchial tubes.
17.Bronchospasm: Involuntary muscular contractions in bronchial
tubes leading to narrowing of the bronchi.
18.Bronchus, bronchi: Branch of the trachea that leads toward the air
sacs of the lung.
19.Carbon dioxide: Gas produced in tissue cells when oxygen and food
combine.
20.Cilia: Thin hairs that line the nasal passageways and tubes of the
respiratory tract.
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, Language of Medicine Chapter 12
21.Cyanosis: Abnormal condition of bluish coloration of the skin.
22.Diaphragm: Muscle that separates the chest and abdomen; aids
breathing.
23.Dysphonia: Abnormal voice or sound produced by speaking.
24.Dyspnea: Abnormal breathing.
25.Empyema: Pus in the pleural space (cavity) surrounding the lungs.
26.Epiglottis: Thin piece of cartilage that covers the entrance to the
voice box and windpipe when a person is swallowing.
27.Epiglottitis: Inflammation of the epiglottis.
28.Expectoration: Coughing up of mucus or sputum from the throat and
respiratory tract.
29.Expiration: Process of breathing out or exhalation.
30.Glottis: Slit-like opening between the vocal folds of the larynx.
31.Hemoptysis: Spitting up blood from the respiratory tract.
32.Hemothorax: Blood in the chest (pleural cavity) surrounding the lungs
33.Hilum of the lung: Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels,
and nerves enter and exit the lungs.
34.Hilar: Pertaining to the hilum.
35.Hypercapnia: Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
36.Hyperpnea: Increase in breathing rate.
37.Hypoxia: Deficiency of oxygen in tissues.
38.Inspiration: Act of breathing in or inhalation.
39.Laryngeal: Pertaining to the larynx or voice box.
40.Laryngospasm: Involuntary contraction of muscles surrounding the
voice box.
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1. Adenoidectomy: Removal of the adenoids.
2. Adenoid hypertrophy: Increased development.
3. Adenoids: Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx.
4. Alveolar: Pertaining to an alveolus.
5. Alveolus, alveoli: An individualized section of an air sac in the lung.
6. Anosmia: Loss of the sense of smell.
7. Apex of the lung: Uppermost portion of the lung.
8. Apical: Pertaining to the tip of an organ.
9. Apnea: Stoppage of breathing.
10.Asphyxia: Deficient oxygen and increased carbon dioxide in the
bloodstream.
11.Atelectasis: Collapsed lung.
12.Base of the lung: The lower portion of the lung.
13.Bronchiectasis: Abnormal widening bronchial tubes.
14.Bronchioles: Small bronchial tubes.
15.Bronchiolitis: Inflammation of a bronchiole.
16.Bronchodilator: An agent that opens bronchial tubes.
17.Bronchospasm: Involuntary muscular contractions in bronchial
tubes leading to narrowing of the bronchi.
18.Bronchus, bronchi: Branch of the trachea that leads toward the air
sacs of the lung.
19.Carbon dioxide: Gas produced in tissue cells when oxygen and food
combine.
20.Cilia: Thin hairs that line the nasal passageways and tubes of the
respiratory tract.
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, Language of Medicine Chapter 12
21.Cyanosis: Abnormal condition of bluish coloration of the skin.
22.Diaphragm: Muscle that separates the chest and abdomen; aids
breathing.
23.Dysphonia: Abnormal voice or sound produced by speaking.
24.Dyspnea: Abnormal breathing.
25.Empyema: Pus in the pleural space (cavity) surrounding the lungs.
26.Epiglottis: Thin piece of cartilage that covers the entrance to the
voice box and windpipe when a person is swallowing.
27.Epiglottitis: Inflammation of the epiglottis.
28.Expectoration: Coughing up of mucus or sputum from the throat and
respiratory tract.
29.Expiration: Process of breathing out or exhalation.
30.Glottis: Slit-like opening between the vocal folds of the larynx.
31.Hemoptysis: Spitting up blood from the respiratory tract.
32.Hemothorax: Blood in the chest (pleural cavity) surrounding the lungs
33.Hilum of the lung: Midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels,
and nerves enter and exit the lungs.
34.Hilar: Pertaining to the hilum.
35.Hypercapnia: Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the bloodstream.
36.Hyperpnea: Increase in breathing rate.
37.Hypoxia: Deficiency of oxygen in tissues.
38.Inspiration: Act of breathing in or inhalation.
39.Laryngeal: Pertaining to the larynx or voice box.
40.Laryngospasm: Involuntary contraction of muscles surrounding the
voice box.
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