Medical Terminology Simplified

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