Pulmonary System Vocabulary
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- Apnea
- Situation in which there is an absence of breathing
- Atelectasis
-
Incomplete (atel) dilation (ectasis)of lung tissue
Collapsed lung - Bronchiectasis
- Excessive dilation (extasis) of bronchi characterized by accumulation of mucus in the dilated space
- Bronchitis
- Inflammation (itis) of the bronchi
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Long-term disease in which there is an obstruction in the lungs causing respiratory difficulty
- Cough
- Sudden noise signaling expulsion of air from the lungs
- Dyspnea
- Difficult or labored breathing
- Emphysema
-
Condition in which the alveioli or the lungs have been blown in.
The lungs have been permanently overinflated - Epistaxis
- Nosebleed during which blood drips (staxis) upon a surface (epi)
- Hemoptysis
- Spitting(ptysis) of blood(hemo) from the respiratory tract
- Hemothorax
- Condition in which there is blood in thoracic cavity between the two pleura
- Hyperventilation
- Excessive breathing
- Laryngitis
- Inflammation of the larynx
- Laryngospasm
- Sudden contraction of larynx
- Laryngotracheobronchitis
- Inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi
- Nasal Polyp
- Projecting growth arising from the mucous membrane of the nose
- Orthopnea
- Condition in which breathing is easier when a person is an an upright or straight position
- Pleural Effusion
- Flowing of fluid into the pleural space
- Pleurisy
- Inflammation of the pleura
- Pneumonia
-
Disease of the lungs
Usually an inflammation of the lungs - Pneumonoconiosis
- Lung condition caused by inhalation of various types of dust particles (coni)
- Pneumothorax
- Condition in which there is air in thoracic cavity outside the lungs between the two pleura
- Pulmonary Edema
- Condition in which there is excessive fluid in the lungs
- Pyothorax
- Condition in which there is pus in the thoracic cavity between the two pleura
- Sinusitis
- Inflammation of the paranasas sinuses
- Tachypnea
- Abnormally fast breathing
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula
- Abnormal opening between the trachea and esophagus
- Tuberculosis
- Condition usually of the lung in which small nodes (tubercles) develop as part of the disease process
- Adventitious Breath Sounds
- Abnormal or unusual noises heard in the lungs thru a stethoscope
- Pleural Friction Rub
- Sound heard as inflamed pleura rub against each other
- Rales
-
Abnormal rattling or chracking sound
Also called crackles - Rhonchi
- Coarse snoring sound
- Wheeze
- High pitched continous blowing sound
- Bronchogram
- X-ray picture of the bronchi taken following the injection of a radiopaque substance
- Bronchophony
- Abnormal increase in the intensity of the voice sounds heard while listening to the lungs
- Egophony
- Sounds heard thru a stethoscope that resemble the high-pitched bleating of a goat (ego - variation of aigo)
- Lavage
-
Washing (lavage) of the sinuses
Usually to remove infectious material - Laryngectomy
- Removal (ectomy) of the voice box
- Lobectomy
- Removal of one of the lobes of the lungs
- Pectoriloquy
- Sound of the whispered word (loquy) is unusually loud when listened to thru the chest (pectori) wall
- Pneumonectomy
- Removal of one of the lungs
- Spirometry
- Test used to measure the efficiency of breathing
- Thoracentesis
-
Surgical puncture into the thoracic cavity for the removal of fluid
Also called pleurocentesis or puncture of the pleura - Thoracotomy
- Making an opening into the thorax to carry out a surgical procedure
- Tracheostomy
- Surgical procedure done to make a somewhat permanent opening (ostomy) into the trachea