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Building Pulmonology Terms

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  1. pertaining to the alveolus
    alveolar
  2. pertaining to the bronchus
    bronchial
  3. small bronchus
    bronchiole
  4. dilated bronchus
    bronchiectasis
  5. pertaining to a bronchiole
    bronchiolar
  6. record of the bronchus
    bronchogram
  7. process of recording the bronchus
    bronchography
  8. bronchus inflammation
    bronchitis
  9. instrument for viewing the bronchus
    bronchoscope
  10. process of visually examining the bronchus
    bronchoscopy
  11. involuntary muscle contraction of the broncus
    bronchospasm
  12. bronchus producing
    bronchogenic
  13. abnormal condition of dust in the lung
    pneumoconiosis
  14. abnormal condition of being blue
    cyanosis
  15. pertaining to a lobe
    lobar
  16. surgical removal of a lobe
    lobectomy
  17. pertaining to the mediastinum
    mediastinal
  18. cutting into the mediastinum
    mediastinotomy
  19. breathing (sitting up) straight
    orthopnea
  20. without oxygen
    anoxia
  21. instrument for measuring oxygen
    oximeter
  22. process of measuring oxygen
    oximetry
  23. pertaining to the pleura
    pleural
  24. puncture pleura to withdraw fluid
    pleurocentesis
  25. pleura pain
    pleurodynia
  26. pleura pain
    pleuralgia
  27. pleura inflammation
    pleuritis
  28. without breathing
    apnea
  29. difficult breathing
    dyspnea
  30. normal breathing
    eupnea
  31. excessive (deep) breathing
    hyperpnea
  32. insufficient (shallow) breathing
    hypopnea
  33. slow breathing
    bradypnea
  34. fast breathing
    tachypnea
  35. record of a lung
    pneumogram
  36. instrument to record the lung
    pneumograph
  37. process of recording the lung
    pneumography
  38. air in the chest
    pneumothorax
  39. pertaining to the lung
    pneumonic
  40. lung puncture to withdraw fluid
    pneumonocentesis
  41. surgical removal of the lung
    pneumonectomy
  42. cutting into the lung
    pneumonotomy
  43. pertaining to a lung
    pulmonary
  44. study of the lung
    pulmonology
  45. one who studies the lungs
    pulmonologist
  46. spitting up (blood)
    hemoptysis
  47. record of breathing
    spirogram
  48. instrument to measure breathing
    spirometer
  49. process of measuring breathing
    spirometry
  50. chest pain
    thoracalgia
  51. chest pain
    thoracodynia
  52. pertaining to the chest
    thoracic
  53. cutting into the chest
    thoracotomy
  54. puncture chest to withdraw fluid
    thoracocentesis
  55. surgically create new opening in the chest
    thoracostomy
  56. blood in the chest
    hemothorax
  57. pus in the chest
    pyothorax
  58. air in the chest
    pneumothorax
  59. pertaining to the trachea
    tracheal
  60. surgical repair of the trachea
    tracheoplasty
  61. surgically create an opening in trachea
    tracheostomy
  62. cutting into the trachea
    tracheotomy
  63. trachea inflammation
    tracheitis
  64. pertaining to inside the trachea
    endotracheal
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Card Set:
 Building Pulmonology Terms
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2014-03-03 01:35:48
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