CLA 3381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lobar Pneumonia, Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Edema
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Panlobar pneumonia: pan- all lob/o- lobe of an organ. Pneumococcal pneumonia: pneum/o- lung; air, cocc/o- spherical bacterium. Pulmonary edema: fluid or edema collects in the alveoli. Pulmonary embolism: embol/o- embolus (occluding plug, occluding : shutting up, closing up. Ism process, disease from a specific cause: blockage of a pulmonary artery or one of its branches by an embolus. Embolus: literal translation : peg, stopper, anything pointed so as to be easily thrust in, blood clot or fat globule that originates from veins and travels to the heart. Tuberculosis: lung infection caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis tubercul/o- nodule, tuberculosis. Cle small thing: small nodules of necrosis. Ion action, condition: accumulation of fluid in the pleural space. Isy condition of inflammation or infection: = pleuritis. Pneumothorax: large volume of air in the pleural space. Pnea breathing: absences of respiration or breathing. Expectoration: ex- out, away from, pector/o- chest. Ation a process, being or having: a process of expelling sputum out of the chest.
