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
