Ch.7 Vet Medical Term

Front 1

Alveol/o

Back 1

Alveoli; Air Sacs

Front 2

Bronch/i

Bronch/o

Back 2

Bronchial Tube

Front 3

Bronchiol/o

Back 3

Bronchioles

Front 4

Capn/o

Back 4

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Front 5

Cyan/o

Back 5

Blue

Front 6

Diaphragmat/o

Phren/o

Back 6

Diaphragm

Front 7

Epiglott/o

Back 7

Epiglottis

Front 8

Furc/o

Back 8

Forking; Branching

Front 9

Gastr/o

Back 9

Stomach

Front 10

Glott/o

Back 10

Glottis

Front 11

Hem/o

Back 11

Blood

Front 12

Laryng/o

Back 12

Larynx; Voice Box

Front 13

Lob/o

Back 13

Lobe

Front 14

Mediastin/o

Back 14

Mediastinum

Front 15

Nas/o

Rhin/o

Back 15

Nose

Front 16

Olfact/o

Back 16

Smelling

Front 17

Ox/o

Back 17

Oxygen (O2)

Front 18

Pector/o

Thorac/o

Back 18

Chest

Front 19

Pharyng/o

Back 19

Pharynx; Throat

Front 20

Phragm/o

Back 20

Wall

Front 21

Pleur/o

Back 21

Pleura

Front 22

Pneum/o

Pneumon/o

Back 22

Lung; Air; Gas

Front 23

Pulmon/o

Back 23

Lung

Front 24

Py/o

Back 24

Pus

Front 25

Sinus/o

Back 25

Sinus

Front 26

Spir/o

Back 26

To Breath; Breathing

Front 27

Tel/o

Back 27

Complete

Front 28

Trache/o

Back 28

Trachea; Windpipe

Front 29

Tuss/i

Back 29

Cough

Front 30

anti-

Back 30

against

Front 31

bi-

Back 31

two; both

Front 32

brady-

Back 32

slow

Front 33

dia-

Back 33

through; complete

Front 34

dys-

Back 34

bad; painful; difficult; abnormal

Front 35

em-

Back 35

in

Front 36

para-

Back 36

near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of

Front 37

tachy-

Back 37

fast

Front 38

trans-

Back 38

across; through

Front 39

-ation

Back 39

process; condition

Front 40

-dynia

Back 40

pain

Front 41

-ectasia

-ectasis

Back 41

stretching; dilation; expansion

Front 42

-ema

Back 42

condition

Front 43

-lytic

Back 43

to reduce; destroy; separate; breakdown

Front 44

-meter

Back 44

measure

Front 45

-osis

Back 45

abnormal condition

Front 46

-pnea

Back 46

breathing

Front 47

-ptysis

Back 47

spitting

Front 48

-rrhea

Back 48

flow; discharge

Front 49

-sphyxia

Back 49

pulse

Front 50

-stasis

Back 50

stopping; controlling

Front 51

-stenosis

Back 51

tightening; narrowing; stricture

Front 52

-stomy

Back 52

new opening

Front 53

-thorax

Back 53

chest; pleural cavity

Front 54

Diaphragm

Back 54

Thin, muscular partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

Front 55

Mucous membranes

Back 55

Specialized form of the epithelial tissue that secrets mucus

Front 56

Mucus

Back 56

Slimy substance produced by mucous membranes; contains epithelial cells, salts, white blood cells, and glandular secretions

Front 57

Agonal

Back 57

Respiration near death

Front 58

Antitussives

Back 58

Substances used to control and prevent coughing

Front 59

Asphyxia

Back 59

Blockage of breathing leading to hypoxia; suffocation

Front 60

Aspiration

Back 60

Inhalation of a foreign substance onto the respiration tract

Front 61

Asthma

Back 61

Chronic, inflammation disorder marked by dyspnea (difficult breathing) and wheezing

Front 62

Atelectasis

Back 62

Incomplete dilation of a lung (aveoli)

Front 63

Auscultation

Back 63

Listening with a stethoscope to sounds of the bronchus

Front 64

Emphysema

Back 64

Lung disease caused by enlargement of the aveoli

Front 65

Epistaxis

Back 65

Nose bleeding

Front 66

Hyperpnea

Back 66

Increased depth of breathing

Front 67

Hypopnea

Back 67

Slow or shallow breathing

Front 68

Metastasis

Back 68

To spread beyond control; spreading of a tumor to a secondary location

Front 69

Palliative

Back 69

Relieving symptoms, but not curring

Front 70

Percussion

Back 70

Tapping a surface to determine the density of the underlying structure.

Front 71

Phlegm

Back 71

Thick mucus excreted in large quantities

Front 72

Pleural effusion

Back 72

Escape of fluid into the pleural cavity

Front 73

Pneumonia

Back 73

Acute inflammation and infection of the aveoli

Front 74

Purulent

Back 74

Containing pus

Front 75

Stridor

Back 75

Strained shrill heard during inspiration due to an airway obstruction