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Term
AFB
Definition

acid-fast baccillus (organism that causes turberculosis)

Term
Bronch
Definition
bronchoscopy
Term
CPR
Definition
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (three basic steps; airway opened by tilting the head, breathing restored by mouth-to-mouth breathing, circulation restored by external cardiac compression.
Term
CXR
Definition
Chest x-ray
Term
DPT
Definition
Dephtheria, pertusis.tetnus (injection in an infant to provide immunity to these diseases)
Term
SOB
Definition
Shortness of breath
Term
TB
Definition
Turberculosis
Term
URI
Definition
Upper respiratory infection
Term
ABO
Definition
Three main blood types
Term
BMT
Definition
Bone Marrow Transplant
Term
CBC
Definition
Complete blood count
Term
Hct
Definition
Hematocrit
Term
RBC
Definition
Red blood cell (red blood cell count)
Term
WBC
Definition

White blood cell

 (White blood cell count)

Term
Mono
Definition
Monocyte
Term
Carbon dioxide
Definition
A gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine; exhaled through the lungs
Term
Oxygen
Definition
Gas that passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells
Term
Cilia
Definition
Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane at the at the epithelium lining of the respiratory tract.  They clear bacteria and foreign substances from the lung.  Smoking cigarettes impairs the function of cilia
Term
Respiration
Definition
The Mechanical process of breathing, the exchange of air between the lungs and the external environment.
Term
Surgical removal of the tonsils
Definition
Tonsillectomy
Term
Nose job
Definition
Rhinoplasty
Term
Rapid and shallow breathing
Definition
Tachypnea
Term
Nosebleed
Definition
Epistaxis
Term
Whooping cough
Definition
Pertussis (bacterial infection of the Pharynx, Larnyx, trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis, a highly contagious bacterium also known as whooping cough.
Term
A red blood cell
Definition
RBC
Term
Platelet
Definition

Smallest blood cell (thrombocyte); clumps at sites of injury to prevent bleeding and facilitate clotting.

 

 

 

 

Term
Iron deficiency
Definition
Anemia (hypoferremia)
Term
deficiency of all red blood cells
Definition
erythrocytopenia
Term
Bronch/o
Definition
Bronchial tube
Term
Capn/o
Definition
Carbon dioxide
Term
coni/o
Definition
Dust
Term
Cyan/o
Definition
Blue
Term

ox/o

Definition
Nose
Term
Phon/o
Definition
Voice
Term
Pulmon/o
Definition
Lung
Term
Nas/o
Definition
Nose
Term

Right out the different blood groups (5 points)

 

Definition

Type A containing A antigen and anti-B antibody

 

Type B containing B antigen and anti-A antibody

 

Type AB containing A and B antigen and no anti-B or anti A antibody

 

Type O containing no A or B antigen and both anti-A and anti-B antibodies

 

Rh Factor positive Rh antigen

 

Rh negative no Rh antigen

Term
Pathway of air from the nose to the capillaries of the lungs.
Definition

Nose

¯

Nasal cavities and peranasal sinuses

¯

                      Pharynx¬adenoids + tonsils

¯

              Larynx¬ epiglottis

¯

Trachea

¯

Bronchi

¯

bronchioles

¯

Alveoli

¯

Lung capillaries

(bloodstream)

Term

Spir/o

Definition
Breathing
Term
Osmia
Definition
Smell
Term
Ptysis
Definition
spitting
Term
Agglutin/o
Definition
Clumping, sticking together
Term
Chrom/o
Definition
Color
Term
Hemat/o
Definition
blood
Term
Kary/o
Definition
Nucleus
Term
Phag/o
Definition
Eat/swallow
Term
Blast
Definition
Immature cell
Term
Emia
Definition
Blood condition
Term
Penia
Definition
Dificiency
Term
Adenoids
Definition
Lymphatic tissue  in the nasopharynx
Term
Carbon dioxide
Definition
Gas produced by body cells when oxygen and food combine
Term
Exhalation
Definition
Breathing out
Term

Phanrynx

Definition
Throat
Term
Trachea
Definition
Windpipe
Term
Bronchospasm or "Bronchial Spasm"
Definition
Sudden involuntary contraction of bronchial tube
Term
Hypercapnia
Definition
Conditions of excessive carbon dioxide in the blood
Term
Hypoxia
Definition
Conditions of deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues
Term
Dysphonia
Definition
Condition of difficulty in speaking
Term

pleurodynia

Definition
Pain in the pleura
Term
Spirometer
Definition
Measurement of breathing
Term

Anosmia

Definition
Condition of lack of sense of smell
Term
Dyspnea
Definition
Difficulty in breathing
Term
Hemoptysis
Definition
Speeding up blood
Term
Auscultation
Definition
Listening to sounds within the body
Term
Sputum
Definition

Material expelled from the chest by coughing
(or by clearing the throat)

Term
Asthma-chronic
Definition
inflammatory disorder of the airway.  Obstruction caused by bronchial edema, bronchial constriction, and increased mucus production
Term
Pneumonia-acute
Definition
Inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fills with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction
Term
Tuberculosis
Definition
Infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Term

 Anthracosis

Definition
Coal dust accumulation in the lungs
Term

hydrothorax

Definition
Collection of fluid
Term
Silicosis
Definition
Disease due to silica or glass dust in the lungs
Term
Antibodies
Definition
Protein produced by lymphocytes in response to bacteria, viruses, or other antigens
Term
Coagulation
Definition
Process a blood clotting
Term
Heme
Definition
Iron containing non-protein portion of the hemoglobin molecule
Term
Antigens
Definition
Substance that stimulates the production antibodies
Term
Heparin
Definition
Anticoagulant found in blood & tissue cells
Term
Plasma
Definition
Liquid portion of the blood
Term
Hypochromia
Definition
Condition of a lack of color
Term
Rh factor
Definition
Antigen on red blood cells of Rh positive person
Term
Hemolysis
Definition
Destruction of red blood cell
Term
Polymorphonuclear
Definition
Pertaining to many shape nucleus
Term
Sickle cell anemia
Definition
Lack of mature erythrocytes
Term
Hemophilia
Definition
Excessive bleeding
Term
Leukemia
Definition
Increase in cancerous white blood cells
Term
Multiple myeloma
Definition
Malignant neoplasm of bone marrow
Term
Bleeding time
Definition
Time required for blood to stop flowing from a tiny puncture wound
Term
Bone marrow transplant
Definition
Transplantation of bone marrow from the donor to recipient
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