| A | B |
|---|
| adenoids | lymph tissue in the nasopharynx |
| alveoli | air sac of lung |
| apex | upper part of lung |
| base | lower part of lung |
| bronchioles | smallest branches of bronchi |
| carbon dioxide | gas produced when food and O2 combine |
| cilia | hairs that line respiratory tract to trap foreign stuff |
| diaphragm | muscle that contracts and relaxes when breathing |
| epiglottis | lid like cartilage covering larynx |
| expiration | breathing out |
| glottis | slit like opening to the larynx |
| hilum | midlike region of lung |
| inspiration | breathing in |
| larynx | voice box |
| lobe | division of the lung |
| mediastinum | space containing trachea, heart, etc |
| nares | nostrils |
| oxygen | gas that passes into blood to go to cell |
| palatine tonsil | pair of lymph tissue in the oropharynx |
| paranasal sinus | air cavity near nose |
| parietal pleura | outer fold of pleura |
| visceral pleura | inner fold of pleura |
| pleura | double folded membrane around lung |
| pharynx | throat |
| pleural cavity | space between folds of pharynx |
| pulmonary parenchyma | essentional part of lung |
| respiration | breathing |
| trachea | windpipe |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| cyan/o | blue |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| rhin/o | nose |
| spir/o | breathing |
| -osmia | smell |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| auscultation | listening to lungs |
| percussion | tapping on surface of lungs |
| pleural rub | aka friction rub |
| rale | crackle |
| rhonchi | loud rumbling from bronchi blockage |
| sputum | material expelled by coughing |
| stridor | strained, high pitched on inspiration |
| wheeze | high pitched on both inspiration and/or expiration |
| croup | acute viral infection, barking cough |
| diptheria | acute infection of URI caused by diptheria |
| epistaxis | nosebleed |
| pertussis | whooping cough- highly contagious |
| asthma | COPD with increased mucus |
| bronchiectasis | chronic dilation of a bronchus |
| chronic bronchitis | inflammation of bronchi over a long time |
| CF | inherited disorder of exocrine gland |
| alelectasis | collapsed lung |
| emphysema | hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls |
| lung ca | malignant tumor |
| NSCLC | non-small cell lung cancer |
| SCLC | small cell lung cancer |
| pneumoconiosis | dust in lungs |
| pneumonia | acute inflammation with pus or fluid in lungs |
| pulmonary abscess | large collection of pus |
| pulmonary edema | swelling and fluid in air sacs |
| PE | clot in vessel of lung |
| pulmonary fibrosis | scar tissue of connective tissue of lungs |
| sarcoidosis | creates small nodules in lungs, lymph and other organs |
| TB | infectious diease caused by rod shaped bacilli |
| mesothelioma | pleural cancer associated with asbestos |
| pleural effusion | accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity |
| pleurisy | inflammation of pleura |
| pneumothorax | air in the pleural space |
| CXR | chest X-ray |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| V/Q scan | detection device after injection of xenon |
| bronchioalveolar lavage | bronchial washing |
| PFT | tests that measure lung capacity |
| spirometer | measures volume and rate of air |
| FEV | forced expiratory volume in first expiration |
| TLC | total lung capacity |
| VATS | video-assisted thoracic surgery |
| PPD | purified tb bacteria |
| Mantoux | PPD by intradermal injection |
