4–96 In Frame 4–95, the diminutive element that means small or minuteis
.
4–97 Pneumocystispneumon/ia (PCP) is closely associated with a compromised
immune system, particularly in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS). PCP is caused by a fungus that resides in or on the normal flora (potentially
path/o/gen/ic organisms that reside in, but are harmless to, healthy individuals). The
fungus becomes an aggressive path/o/gen in immunocompromised persons.
Identify two terms in this frame that refer to an immune system incapable of
resisting path/o/gen/ic organisms: or
4–98 Identify the abbreviation for
Pneumocystispneumon/ia:
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome:
4–99 A type of pneumonia seen in patients with AIDS is
.
4–100 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a group of respiratory
disorders, is characterized by chronic, partial obstruction of the bronchi and lungs.
Three major disorders included in COPD are asthma, chronic bronch/itis, and em-
phys/ema. (See Fig. 4–7.)
The abbreviation for chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseis.
Three major path/o/logic/al conditions associated with COPD are chronic
bronch/itis, , and /.
4–101 Chronic bronch/itis, an inflammation of the mucous membranes lining
the bronchial airways, is characterized by increased mucus production resulting in
a chronic productive cough. (See Fig. 4–7A.) Cigarette smoking, environmental
irritants, allergic response, and infectious agents cause this condition.
The medical term that means inflammation of bronchiis
/.
4–102 The CF emphys/omeans to inflate.The suffix -emameans state of;
condition. Emphys/ema is a chronic disease characterized by overexpansion and
destruction of alveoli, and is commonly associated with cigarette smoking. (See
Fig. 4–7B.)
Destruction of alveoli occurs in the respiratory disease known as
/.
Frame 4–89to Frame 4–102
Respiratory System • CHAPTER 4 129
Pneumocystis pneumonia
nū-mō-SĬS-tĭs nū-
MŌ-nē-ă
-oles
compromised,
immunocompromised
ĭm-ū-nō-KŎM-
pră-mīzd
PCP
AIDS
COPD
asthma, emphys/ema
ĂZ-mă, ĕm-fĭ-SĒ-mă
bronch/itis
brong-KĪ-tĭs
emphys/ema
ĕm-fĭ-SĒ-mă