NURS 120 Terminology Week 5
Pneumo- - answerrelating to the lungs
Cyano- - answerrelating to the color blue
Thorac- - answerpertaining to the thorax area
Rhino- - answernose
Sinu- - answerhollow
Adventitious - answerabnormal lung sounds
Compliance (pulmonary) - answerunit volume of change in the lung per unit of pressure
Fremitus - answervibrations that can be felt by palpating the chest
Respiration - answeract of breathing (inhalation and exhalation)
Ventilation - answerexchange of air between the lungs and atmosphere
Crepitus - answerrating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under
the skin and joints or a crackling sensation due to the presence of air in the
subcutaneous tissue
Rhonchi - answerlow pitched, rattling lung sounds that often resemble snoring
Wheezes - answercontinuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory
airways during breathing
Dyspnea - answerlabored or difficulty breathing
Orthopnea - answershortness of breath occurs when one is lying down flat on a bed or
surface
Crackles - answerclicking, rattling, or crackling noises during inhalation
Hypoventilation - answerslow and shallow breathing
Hyperventilation - answerfast breathing
Pneumo- - answerrelating to the lungs
Cyano- - answerrelating to the color blue
Thorac- - answerpertaining to the thorax area
Rhino- - answernose
Sinu- - answerhollow
Adventitious - answerabnormal lung sounds
Compliance (pulmonary) - answerunit volume of change in the lung per unit of pressure
Fremitus - answervibrations that can be felt by palpating the chest
Respiration - answeract of breathing (inhalation and exhalation)
Ventilation - answerexchange of air between the lungs and atmosphere
Crepitus - answerrating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under
the skin and joints or a crackling sensation due to the presence of air in the
subcutaneous tissue
Rhonchi - answerlow pitched, rattling lung sounds that often resemble snoring
Wheezes - answercontinuous, coarse, whistling sound produced in the respiratory
airways during breathing
Dyspnea - answerlabored or difficulty breathing
Orthopnea - answershortness of breath occurs when one is lying down flat on a bed or
surface
Crackles - answerclicking, rattling, or crackling noises during inhalation
Hypoventilation - answerslow and shallow breathing
Hyperventilation - answerfast breathing
