Midterm Med Term Chapter 7

A runny nose from allergies is known as

allergic rhinitis

The term meaning an absence of spontaneous respiration is

apnea

The term that describes the lung disease caused by asbestos particles in the lungs is

asbestosis

Inhaling a foreign substance into the upper respiratory tract can cause _______ pneumonia

aspiration

The form of pneumonia that can be prevented through vaccination is

bacterial pneumonia

What does the combining form HEM/O mean in the term hemothorax?

blood

The term commonly known as shortness of breath is

dyspnea

What term is used to describe a localized area of inflammation in the lungs?

granuloma

The term meaning abnormally rapid deep breathing is _______

hyperventilation

A _________ administers a specific amount of medication such as a bronchodilator in aerosol form.

metered-dose inhaler

The ______ receptors are nerve endings that act as the receptors for the sense of smell.

olfactory

What does the word root OX mean in the term hypoxia?

oxygen

What is used by asthma patients to measure air flow out of the lungs?

peak flow meter

The sudden blockage of a pulmonary artery by foreign matter is a/an

pulmonary embolism

The progressive formation of scar tissue in the lung is known as

pulmonary fibrosis

A common, highly contagious viral infection spread by respiratory droplets that can cause bronchiolitis in younger children and infants is

respiratory syncytial virus

What term is used to describe chemical damage and burns to the lungs caused by breathing in hot smoke containing products of combustion?

smoke inhalation

The ______ sinuses are located behind the eye and under the pituitary gland, close to the optic nerves.

sphenoid

Oxygen administered using a compressor flowing into a hood or delivered through a nasal cannula or mask is known as

supplemental oxygen

The term meaning the surgical removal of a small piece of cancerous lung tissue in addition to a margin of healthy tissue around the cancer is a/an

wedge resection