Chapter 12 - Respiratory System Medical Terminology II LoM

Whooping cough:

• pertusis

• pertussis

• partussus

Removal of the tonsils:

• tonsilectomy

• tonselectomy

• tonsillectomy

Incision of the chest:

• thorocotomy

• thorecotomy

• thoracotomy

PPD is used in:

• Pulmonary function testing

• A type of lung x-ray study

• Pharmacologic treatment of pneumonia

• A tuberculin test

Surgical repair of the nose:

• rhinoplasty

• rrhinoplasty

• rinoplasty

Material is expelled from the lungs:

• Rhinorrhea

• Bronchiolitis

• Sinusitis

• Expectoration

Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura:

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space:

Formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs:

Large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs: