1. atelectasis: incomplete expansion
(of the lung of a newborn or collapsed lung)
2. pneumonitis: inflammation of the
lung
3. epiglottis: inflammation of the
epiglottis
4. tonsillitis: inflammation of the
tonsils
5. rhinitis: inflammation of the (mucous
membranes) nose
6. coccidioidomycosis: fungal disease affecting
the lungs and sometimes other organs of the body (also called valley fever
or cocci)
7. bronchogenic carcinoma: cancerous
tumor originating in the bronchus
8. pneumothorax: air in the chest
(pleural space) which causes collapse of the lung
9. nasopharyngitis: inflammation of
the nose and the pharynx
10. pneumatocele: hernia of the lung
(lung tissue protrudes through an opening in the chest
11. laryngitis: inflammation of the
larynx
12. pharyngitis: inflammation of the
pharynx
13. tracheitis: inflammation of the
trachea
14. Legionnaire’s Disease: a lobar
pneumonia caused by the bacterium Legionella pneumophila
15. septoplasty: surgical repair of
the nasal septum
16. thoracotomy: incision into the
chest cavity
17. pleuropexy: surgical fixation
of the pleura
18. adenoidectomy: excision of the
adenoids
19. laryngoplasty: surgical repair
of the larynx
20. thoracocentesis: surgical puncture
of chest cavity to aspirate fluid (also called thoracentesis)