OSTE 3 pt 1

Terms and Definitions from word list 4

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Hint	Answer
adeniodectomy	Removal of adenoids
aerophagia	swollwing air
alveolar	pertaining to the alveoli
anosmia	no smell
anoxia	no oxygen
apnea	not breathing
asphyxia	extreme decrease of oxygen in the body
asthma	airway narrowing
atelectasis	incomplete expansion
bradypnea	slow breathing
bronchiectasis	expansion of the bronchi
bronchiolitis	inflammation of the bronchioles
bronchitis	inflammation of the bronchi
bronchoscopy	visual examination of the bronchi
cyanosis	abnormal condition of blue
dyspnea	difficulty breathing
epsitaxis	nosebleed
eupnea	normal breathing
hemoptysis	coughing blood
hemothorax	blood in the chest
hypercapnia	excessive CO2 in the blood
hypoxemia	low oxygen in the blood
hypoxia	low oxygen in the tissue
laryngoplegia	paralysis of the larynx

Hint	Answer
laryngoscope	instrument for examining the larynx
orthopnea	breathing straight
pharyngospasm	twitching of the pharynx
phrenalgia	pain of the diaphragm
pleurisy	inflammation of the pleura
pleurodynia	pain of the pleura
pneumomelanosis	blackening of lung tissue
pneumonia	infection of the lung
pneumothorax	collapsed lung in pleural cavity
polysomnography	recording sleep
rales	crackling noise in the lung
rhonchi	coarse rattling breathing
spirometry	act of measuring the breath
sputum	mucus coughed up
stridor	wheeze like sound
tachypnea	rapid breathing
thoracocentesis	surgical puncture of the chest
thoracopathy	disease of the chest
tosillectomy	removal of the tonsils
tracheostomy	forming an opening in the trachea
tracheotomy	incision of the trachea
tuberculosis	disease cause by bacteria
wheezes	course lung noise