MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY EXAM SET
#3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
-algia, -dynia - Answer-pain
-pnea - Answer-breathing
apnea - Answer-absence of breathing
Dyspnea - Answer-difficulty breathing
eupnea - Answer-normal breathing
Hyperpnea and tachypnea: - Answer-excessive breathing
hypopnea/bradypnea - Answer-slow breathing
spir/o - Answer-breathing
ventil/o - Answer-to aerate, oxygenate
capn/o - Answer-carbon dioxide
pulmonary function tests (PFTs) - Answer-evaluate a person's ability to forcibly move
air out the lungs
spirometry - Answer-a measurement of breathing (or lung volumes)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Answer-blockage of lung passages
emphysema - Answer-A form of COPD, a condition that limits the elasticity of alveoli
chronic bronchitis - Answer-(>3 months) inflammation of bronchi & bronchioles
Asthma - Answer-episodes of narrowing & inflammation of the airway
pulmonary embolism - Answer-embolism lodged in lungs
epistaxis or rhinorrhagia - Answer-nosebleed
hemo/ptysis - Answer-coughing up blood
-ptysis - Answer-coughing; spitting up
CPAP - Answer-continuous positive airway pressure
CTA - Answer-clear to auscultation
#3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
-algia, -dynia - Answer-pain
-pnea - Answer-breathing
apnea - Answer-absence of breathing
Dyspnea - Answer-difficulty breathing
eupnea - Answer-normal breathing
Hyperpnea and tachypnea: - Answer-excessive breathing
hypopnea/bradypnea - Answer-slow breathing
spir/o - Answer-breathing
ventil/o - Answer-to aerate, oxygenate
capn/o - Answer-carbon dioxide
pulmonary function tests (PFTs) - Answer-evaluate a person's ability to forcibly move
air out the lungs
spirometry - Answer-a measurement of breathing (or lung volumes)
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) - Answer-blockage of lung passages
emphysema - Answer-A form of COPD, a condition that limits the elasticity of alveoli
chronic bronchitis - Answer-(>3 months) inflammation of bronchi & bronchioles
Asthma - Answer-episodes of narrowing & inflammation of the airway
pulmonary embolism - Answer-embolism lodged in lungs
epistaxis or rhinorrhagia - Answer-nosebleed
hemo/ptysis - Answer-coughing up blood
-ptysis - Answer-coughing; spitting up
CPAP - Answer-continuous positive airway pressure
CTA - Answer-clear to auscultation
