Most likely every parent that hears the news their child has Jeune’s, is likely to find out every single thing they possibly can about the condition. This can be a feat within itself, as many of the terms related to Jeune’s Syndrome will be words you will likely not be familiar with. We’ve compiled a list of the most common words having to do with the conditions.
Achondroplasia
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a small skeleton.
Alveolar hypoventilation
Deficient ventilation of tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
Anterior Mediastinum
The area in the front of the chest behind the breastbone.
Anteriorly
Implies the front of an area (as opposed to the back).
Anterolateral areas of the rib cage
The area of the rib cage that is behind the arm as it hangs down at rest.
Apnea
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
Areola
The colored ring around the nipple
Arterial vessel wall thickening
Thickening of the sides of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the lungs and heart
Asphyxia
Inability to breath
Asphyxiating
Smothering or suffocating so as to cause inability to breath
Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy
Another term for Jeunes Syndrome which describes the syndrome: Asphyxiation (inability to breath) because of dystrophy (malformation or deformity) of the thorax (chest).
Aspiration
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
Autosomal recessive disease
Describes an inherited disorder that can be passed on to an offspring from a parent who doesn’t have that same disorder
Barnes Syndrome
A very similar syndrome to Jeunes Syndrome but also associated with a very small voice box and some other findings. The chest wall problem is the same as with Jeunes.
Bilateral expansion
To surgically enlarge both sides of the chest
Bilaterally
Both sides
Broncheomalacia
Disease of the small airtubes that makes them too soft so that they collapse when air tries to leave the lung.
Calcification
The deposit of bone like material containing calcium- particularly in the bed of ribs when the rib has been removed from the bed.
Cartilage
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
Chest roentegenographs
An X-ray of the chest
Chest Tube
Surgical insertion of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest. Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
Chondrodysplasia
A hereditary skeletal disorder characterized by improper growth of the cartilage portion of the ribs
Costochondral
Relating to the joint between the bony portion of the rib and the cartilage portion
CT Scan / Imaging
A special kind of x-ray study which, with the use of computer analysis, can create 3 dimensional pictures of the chest cage and its contents.
Diffuse rhonchi
A kind of sound in the chest you can hear with a stethescope that comes from partially blocked small airways
Dwarfism
Any type of body situation that results in a very small person. Jeunes syndrome is one form of dwarfism.
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. This disorder is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait
Endochondral bone formation in utero
A situation where, before birth, bone is formed where there should be cartilage instead.
Fractional lung volumes
One of several measurements that can be made from a breathing test that helps to understand the mechanics of breathing in an individual patient.
Gentamicin aerosols for tracheitis prophylaxis
An antibiotic spray used to help prevent infection in the windpipe
Hilar vessels
Large blood vessels going to and from the lung at the root of each lung where it meets the heart
Hydrocephalus
Water on the brain that makes for a very large head
Hypoplastic
Small or underdeveloped
Intercostal muscles
Any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in the space between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
Jeunes Syndrome
A potentially deadly form of congenital dwarfism characterized by a very small chest wall which can restrict the lungs and make breathing difficult or impossible. It may be severe requiring breathing machines in infancy or mild allowing survival into adulthood. In some cases there are associated problems with the kidneys.
Lateral thoracic expansion
An operation on the chest wall which spreads the ribs apart and creates a bigger cavity inside
Lung alveolar growth
Growth of the air cells of the lungs
Lung tissue disease
Disease that effects the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Malacic airway
Any disease involving the airtubes which takes away the normal stiffness which is required to easily move air, and renders them too soft
Mediastinal structures
Structures in the middle of the chest cavity
Mediastinum
The region the center of the chest between the lungs which includes the heart, windpipe, swallowing tube and certain glands
Neonatal
Newborn
Parietal pleura
The inside lining of the chest wall that lies beside the outside of the lung
Pectus Carinatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized my a major protrusion of the breastbone forward; also called “pigeon breast”
Pectus Excavatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized by a major indentation of the breastbone; also called “funnel chest”
Pelvis
The collection of bones at the base of the belly that connects to the legs
Periosteal bridges
A situation where two adjacent ribs heal together to form a bridge of bone between them
Periosteal elevator
A surgical instrument which is used to scrape off the rib lining from the rib itself
Periostium
The bed in which the ribs lie. If the ribs are separated from the rib bed, the rib bed can form more rib.
Phalanges
Fingers or toes
Plastic surgery
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Pleura
Lining of the lung cavity: “visceral pleura” lines the outside of the lung; “parietal pleura” lines the inside of the chest wall
Pneumonia
An infection of lung tissue
Polychondrodystrophy
A situation where cartilage is formed improperly in many different parts of the body
Posteriorly
Situated behind
Prosthetic material
Any artificial material used for the replacement of missing body parts
Pulmonary hypertension
High blood pressure in the lungs (as opposed to high blood pressure in the body)
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Under-development of lung
Pulmonary parenchymal
Referring to the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Pulmonology
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and airtubes.
Radiology
A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of images in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Renal dysfunction
Malfunctioning of the kidneys
Single lumen endotracheal anesthesia
Anesthesia administered by one single breathing tube, as opposed to a divided tube which can treat the two lungs differently
Sternal split
A technique to enlarge the chest by dividing the breastbone in the front and spreading it apart
Sternum
Breastbone
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
Subperiosteal rib osteotomies
Dividing the rib separately from its underlying rib bed
Thoracic
Anything to do with the chest or its contents (heart, lung, etc)
Thoracic cage
Anything to do with the chest cage
Thoracic surgery
Surgery involving the area of the chest: chest wall, heart, lungs and esophagus
Thoracotomy
Surgical incision into the chest wall
Thorax
The chest
Titanium struts
Small metal bars made of Titanium that can accommodate screws that go into the rib to hold two ends of rib together while they heal
Tomography
A highly technical x-ray system with a computer program that puts together many different xrays taken from many different angles and reconstructs a single two-or-three dimensional picture of an area of the body
Tracheomalacia
Disease of the main windpipe that makes it too soft so that it collapses when air tries to leave the lung
Tracheostomy
Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing
Transverse incision
A side to side incision (as opposed to an up and down incision
Ventilator
Breathing machine that moves air into and out of the lungs
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Surgical placement of a plastic tube to drain excess fluid from the brain and divert it into the abdomen, therefore preventing hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”
Most likely every parent that hears the news their child has Jeune’s, is likely to find out every single thing they possibly can about the condition. This can be a feat within itself, as many of the terms related to Jeune’s Syndrome will be words you will likely not be familiar with. We’ve compiled a list of the most common words having to do with the conditions.
Achondroplasia
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a small skeleton.
Alveolar hypoventilation
Deficient ventilation of tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
Anterior Mediastinum
The area in the front of the chest behind the breastbone.
Anteriorly
Implies the front of an area (as opposed to the back).
Anterolateral areas of the rib cage
The area of the rib cage that is behind the arm as it hangs down at rest.
Apnea
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
Areola
The colored ring around the nipple
Arterial vessel wall thickening
Thickening of the sides of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the lungs and heart
Asphyxia
Inability to breath
Asphyxiating
Smothering or suffocating so as to cause inability to breath
Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy
Another term for Jeunes Syndrome which describes the syndrome: Asphyxiation (inability to breath) because of dystrophy (malformation or deformity) of the thorax (chest).
Aspiration
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
Autosomal recessive disease
Describes an inherited disorder that can be passed on to an offspring from a parent who doesn’t have that same disorder
Barnes Syndrome
A very similar syndrome to Jeunes Syndrome but also associated with a very small voice box and some other findings. The chest wall problem is the same as with Jeunes.
Bilateral expansion
To surgically enlarge both sides of the chest
Bilaterally
Both sides
Broncheomalacia
Disease of the small airtubes that makes them too soft so that they collapse when air tries to leave the lung.
Calcification
The deposit of bone like material containing calcium- particularly in the bed of ribs when the rib has been removed from the bed.
Cartilage
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
Chest roentegenographs
An X-ray of the chest
Chest Tube
Surgical insertion of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest. Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
Chondrodysplasia
A hereditary skeletal disorder characterized by improper growth of the cartilage portion of the ribs
Costochondral
Relating to the joint between the bony portion of the rib and the cartilage portion
CT Scan / Imaging
A special kind of x-ray study which, with the use of computer analysis, can create 3 dimensional pictures of the chest cage and its contents.
Diffuse rhonchi
A kind of sound in the chest you can hear with a stethescope that comes from partially blocked small airways
Dwarfism
Any type of body situation that results in a very small person. Jeunes syndrome is one form of dwarfism.
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. This disorder is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait
Endochondral bone formation in utero
A situation where, before birth, bone is formed where there should be cartilage instead.
Fractional lung volumes
One of several measurements that can be made from a breathing test that helps to understand the mechanics of breathing in an individual patient.
Gentamicin aerosols for tracheitis prophylaxis
An antibiotic spray used to help prevent infection in the windpipe
Hilar vessels
Large blood vessels going to and from the lung at the root of each lung where it meets the heart
Hydrocephalus
Water on the brain that makes for a very large head
Hypoplastic
Small or underdeveloped
Intercostal muscles
Any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in the space between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
Jeunes Syndrome
A potentially deadly form of congenital dwarfism characterized by a very small chest wall which can restrict the lungs and make breathing difficult or impossible. It may be severe requiring breathing machines in infancy or mild allowing survival into adulthood. In some cases there are associated problems with the kidneys.
Lateral thoracic expansion
An operation on the chest wall which spreads the ribs apart and creates a bigger cavity inside
Lung alveolar growth
Growth of the air cells of the lungs
Lung tissue disease
Disease that effects the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Malacic airway
Any disease involving the airtubes which takes away the normal stiffness which is required to easily move air, and renders them too soft
Mediastinal structures
Structures in the middle of the chest cavity
Mediastinum
The region the center of the chest between the lungs which includes the heart, windpipe, swallowing tube and certain glands
Neonatal
Newborn
Parietal pleura
The inside lining of the chest wall that lies beside the outside of the lung
Pectus Carinatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized my a major protrusion of the breastbone forward; also called “pigeon breast”
Pectus Excavatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized by a major indentation of the breastbone; also called “funnel chest”
Pelvis
The collection of bones at the base of the belly that connects to the legs
Periosteal bridges
A situation where two adjacent ribs heal together to form a bridge of bone between them
Periosteal elevator
A surgical instrument which is used to scrape off the rib lining from the rib itself
Periostium
The bed in which the ribs lie. If the ribs are separated from the rib bed, the rib bed can form more rib.
Phalanges
Fingers or toes
Plastic surgery
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Pleura
Lining of the lung cavity: “visceral pleura” lines the outside of the lung; “parietal pleura” lines the inside of the chest wall
Pneumonia
An infection of lung tissue
Polychondrodystrophy
A situation where cartilage is formed improperly in many different parts of the body
Posteriorly
Situated behind
Prosthetic material
Any artificial material used for the replacement of missing body parts
Pulmonary hypertension
High blood pressure in the lungs (as opposed to high blood pressure in the body)
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Under-development of lung
Pulmonary parenchymal
Referring to the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Pulmonology
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and airtubes.
Radiology
A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of images in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Renal dysfunction
Malfunctioning of the kidneys
Single lumen endotracheal anesthesia
Anesthesia administered by one single breathing tube, as opposed to a divided tube which can treat the two lungs differently
Sternal split
A technique to enlarge the chest by dividing the breastbone in the front and spreading it apart
Sternum
Breastbone
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
Subperiosteal rib osteotomies
Dividing the rib separately from its underlying rib bed
Thoracic
Anything to do with the chest or its contents (heart, lung, etc)
Thoracic cage
Anything to do with the chest cage
Thoracic surgery
Surgery involving the area of the chest: chest wall, heart, lungs and esophagus
Thoracotomy
Surgical incision into the chest wall
Thorax
The chest
Titanium struts
Small metal bars made of Titanium that can accommodate screws that go into the rib to hold two ends of rib together while they heal
Tomography
A highly technical x-ray system with a computer program that puts together many different xrays taken from many different angles and reconstructs a single two-or-three dimensional picture of an area of the body
Tracheomalacia
Disease of the main windpipe that makes it too soft so that it collapses when air tries to leave the lung
Tracheostomy
Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing
Transverse incision
A side to side incision (as opposed to an up and down incision
Ventilator
Breathing machine that moves air into and out of the lungs
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Surgical placement of a plastic tube to drain excess fluid from the brain and divert it into the abdomen, therefore preventing hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”
Most likely every parent that hears the news their child has Jeune’s, is likely to find out every single thing they possibly can about the condition. This can be a feat within itself, as many of the terms related to Jeune’s Syndrome will be words you will likely not be familiar with. We’ve compiled a list of the most common words having to do with the conditions.
Most likely every parent that hears the news their child has Jeune’s, is likely to find out every single thing they possibly can about the condition. This can be a feat within itself, as many of the terms related to Jeune’s Syndrome will be words you will likely not be familiar with. We’ve compiled a list of the most common words having to do with the conditions.
Achondroplasia
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a small skeleton.
Alveolar hypoventilation
Deficient ventilation of tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
Anterior Mediastinum
The area in the front of the chest behind the breastbone.
Anteriorly
Implies the front of an area (as opposed to the back).
Anterolateral areas of the rib cage
The area of the rib cage that is behind the arm as it hangs down at rest.
Apnea
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
Areola
The colored ring around the nipple
Arterial vessel wall thickening
Thickening of the sides of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the lungs and heart
Asphyxia
Inability to breath
Asphyxiating
Smothering or suffocating so as to cause inability to breath
Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy
Another term for Jeunes Syndrome which describes the syndrome: Asphyxiation (inability to breath) because of dystrophy (malformation or deformity) of the thorax (chest).
Aspiration
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
Autosomal recessive disease
Describes an inherited disorder that can be passed on to an offspring from a parent who doesn’t have that same disorder
Barnes Syndrome
A very similar syndrome to Jeunes Syndrome but also associated with a very small voice box and some other findings. The chest wall problem is the same as with Jeunes.
Bilateral expansion
To surgically enlarge both sides of the chest
Bilaterally
Both sides
Broncheomalacia
Disease of the small airtubes that makes them too soft so that they collapse when air tries to leave the lung.
Calcification
The deposit of bone like material containing calcium- particularly in the bed of ribs when the rib has been removed from the bed.
Cartilage
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
Chest roentegenographs
An X-ray of the chest
Chest Tube
Surgical insertion of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest. Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
Chondrodysplasia
A hereditary skeletal disorder characterized by improper growth of the cartilage portion of the ribs
Costochondral
Relating to the joint between the bony portion of the rib and the cartilage portion
CT Scan / Imaging
A special kind of x-ray study which, with the use of computer analysis, can create 3 dimensional pictures of the chest cage and its contents.
Diffuse rhonchi
A kind of sound in the chest you can hear with a stethescope that comes from partially blocked small airways
Dwarfism
Any type of body situation that results in a very small person. Jeunes syndrome is one form of dwarfism.
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. This disorder is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait
Endochondral bone formation in utero
A situation where, before birth, bone is formed where there should be cartilage instead.
Fractional lung volumes
One of several measurements that can be made from a breathing test that helps to understand the mechanics of breathing in an individual patient.
Gentamicin aerosols for tracheitis prophylaxis
An antibiotic spray used to help prevent infection in the windpipe
Hilar vessels
Large blood vessels going to and from the lung at the root of each lung where it meets the heart
Hydrocephalus
Water on the brain that makes for a very large head
Hypoplastic
Small or underdeveloped
Intercostal muscles
Any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in the space between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
Jeunes Syndrome
A potentially deadly form of congenital dwarfism characterized by a very small chest wall which can restrict the lungs and make breathing difficult or impossible. It may be severe requiring breathing machines in infancy or mild allowing survival into adulthood. In some cases there are associated problems with the kidneys.
Lateral thoracic expansion
An operation on the chest wall which spreads the ribs apart and creates a bigger cavity inside
Lung alveolar growth
Growth of the air cells of the lungs
Lung tissue disease
Disease that effects the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Malacic airway
Any disease involving the airtubes which takes away the normal stiffness which is required to easily move air, and renders them too soft
Mediastinal structures
Structures in the middle of the chest cavity
Mediastinum
The region the center of the chest between the lungs which includes the heart, windpipe, swallowing tube and certain glands
Neonatal
Newborn
Parietal pleura
The inside lining of the chest wall that lies beside the outside of the lung
Pectus Carinatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized my a major protrusion of the breastbone forward; also called “pigeon breast”
Pectus Excavatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized by a major indentation of the breastbone; also called “funnel chest”
Pelvis
The collection of bones at the base of the belly that connects to the legs
Periosteal bridges
A situation where two adjacent ribs heal together to form a bridge of bone between them
Periosteal elevator
A surgical instrument which is used to scrape off the rib lining from the rib itself
Periostium
The bed in which the ribs lie. If the ribs are separated from the rib bed, the rib bed can form more rib.
Phalanges
Fingers or toes
Plastic surgery
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Pleura
Lining of the lung cavity: “visceral pleura” lines the outside of the lung; “parietal pleura” lines the inside of the chest wall
Pneumonia
An infection of lung tissue
Polychondrodystrophy
A situation where cartilage is formed improperly in many different parts of the body
Posteriorly
Situated behind
Prosthetic material
Any artificial material used for the replacement of missing body parts
Pulmonary hypertension
High blood pressure in the lungs (as opposed to high blood pressure in the body)
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Under-development of lung
Pulmonary parenchymal
Referring to the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Pulmonology
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and airtubes.
Radiology
A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of images in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Renal dysfunction
Malfunctioning of the kidneys
Single lumen endotracheal anesthesia
Anesthesia administered by one single breathing tube, as opposed to a divided tube which can treat the two lungs differently
Sternal split
A technique to enlarge the chest by dividing the breastbone in the front and spreading it apart
Sternum
Breastbone
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
Subperiosteal rib osteotomies
Dividing the rib separately from its underlying rib bed
Thoracic
Anything to do with the chest or its contents (heart, lung, etc)
Thoracic cage
Anything to do with the chest cage
Thoracic surgery
Surgery involving the area of the chest: chest wall, heart, lungs and esophagus
Thoracotomy
Surgical incision into the chest wall
Thorax
The chest
Titanium struts
Small metal bars made of Titanium that can accommodate screws that go into the rib to hold two ends of rib together while they heal
Tomography
A highly technical x-ray system with a computer program that puts together many different xrays taken from many different angles and reconstructs a single two-or-three dimensional picture of an area of the body
Tracheomalacia
Disease of the main windpipe that makes it too soft so that it collapses when air tries to leave the lung
Tracheostomy
Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing
Transverse incision
A side to side incision (as opposed to an up and down incision
Ventilator
Breathing machine that moves air into and out of the lungs
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Surgical placement of a plastic tube to drain excess fluid from the brain and divert it into the abdomen, therefore preventing hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”
Achondroplasia
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a small skeleton.
Alveolar hypoventilation
Deficient ventilation of tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
Anterior Mediastinum
The area in the front of the chest behind the breastbone.
Anteriorly
Implies the front of an area (as opposed to the back).
Anterolateral areas of the rib cage
The area of the rib cage that is behind the arm as it hangs down at rest.
Apnea
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
Areola
The colored ring around the nipple
Arterial vessel wall thickening
Thickening of the sides of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the lungs and heart
Asphyxia
Inability to breath
Asphyxiating
Smothering or suffocating so as to cause inability to breath
Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy
Another term for Jeunes Syndrome which describes the syndrome: Asphyxiation (inability to breath) because of dystrophy (malformation or deformity) of the thorax (chest).
Aspiration
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
Autosomal recessive disease
Describes an inherited disorder that can be passed on to an offspring from a parent who doesn’t have that same disorder
Barnes Syndrome
A very similar syndrome to Jeunes Syndrome but also associated with a very small voice box and some other findings. The chest wall problem is the same as with Jeunes.
Bilateral expansion
To surgically enlarge both sides of the chest
Bilaterally
Both sides
Broncheomalacia
Disease of the small airtubes that makes them too soft so that they collapse when air tries to leave the lung.
Calcification
The deposit of bone like material containing calcium- particularly in the bed of ribs when the rib has been removed from the bed.
Cartilage
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
Chest roentegenographs
An X-ray of the chest
Chest Tube
Surgical insertion of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest. Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
Chondrodysplasia
A hereditary skeletal disorder characterized by improper growth of the cartilage portion of the ribs
Costochondral
Relating to the joint between the bony portion of the rib and the cartilage portion
CT Scan / Imaging
A special kind of x-ray study which, with the use of computer analysis, can create 3 dimensional pictures of the chest cage and its contents.
Diffuse rhonchi
A kind of sound in the chest you can hear with a stethescope that comes from partially blocked small airways
Dwarfism
Any type of body situation that results in a very small person. Jeunes syndrome is one form of dwarfism.
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. This disorder is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait
Endochondral bone formation in utero
A situation where, before birth, bone is formed where there should be cartilage instead.
Fractional lung volumes
One of several measurements that can be made from a breathing test that helps to understand the mechanics of breathing in an individual patient.
Gentamicin aerosols for tracheitis prophylaxis
An antibiotic spray used to help prevent infection in the windpipe
Hilar vessels
Large blood vessels going to and from the lung at the root of each lung where it meets the heart
Hydrocephalus
Water on the brain that makes for a very large head
Hypoplastic
Small or underdeveloped
Intercostal muscles
Any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in the space between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
Jeunes Syndrome
A potentially deadly form of congenital dwarfism characterized by a very small chest wall which can restrict the lungs and make breathing difficult or impossible. It may be severe requiring breathing machines in infancy or mild allowing survival into adulthood. In some cases there are associated problems with the kidneys.
Lateral thoracic expansion
An operation on the chest wall which spreads the ribs apart and creates a bigger cavity inside
Lung alveolar growth
Growth of the air cells of the lungs
Lung tissue disease
Disease that effects the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Malacic airway
Any disease involving the airtubes which takes away the normal stiffness which is required to easily move air, and renders them too soft
Mediastinal structures
Structures in the middle of the chest cavity
Mediastinum
The region the center of the chest between the lungs which includes the heart, windpipe, swallowing tube and certain glands
Neonatal
Newborn
Parietal pleura
The inside lining of the chest wall that lies beside the outside of the lung
Pectus Carinatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized my a major protrusion of the breastbone forward; also called “pigeon breast”
Pectus Excavatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized by a major indentation of the breastbone; also called “funnel chest”
Pelvis
The collection of bones at the base of the belly that connects to the legs
Periosteal bridges
A situation where two adjacent ribs heal together to form a bridge of bone between them
Periosteal elevator
A surgical instrument which is used to scrape off the rib lining from the rib itself
Periostium
The bed in which the ribs lie. If the ribs are separated from the rib bed, the rib bed can form more rib.
Phalanges
Fingers or toes
Plastic surgery
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Pleura
Lining of the lung cavity: “visceral pleura” lines the outside of the lung; “parietal pleura” lines the inside of the chest wall
Pneumonia
An infection of lung tissue
Polychondrodystrophy
A situation where cartilage is formed improperly in many different parts of the body
Posteriorly
Situated behind
Prosthetic material
Any artificial material used for the replacement of missing body parts
Pulmonary hypertension
High blood pressure in the lungs (as opposed to high blood pressure in the body)
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Under-development of lung
Pulmonary parenchymal
Referring to the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Pulmonology
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and airtubes.
Radiology
A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of images in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Renal dysfunction
Malfunctioning of the kidneys
Single lumen endotracheal anesthesia
Anesthesia administered by one single breathing tube, as opposed to a divided tube which can treat the two lungs differently
Sternal split
A technique to enlarge the chest by dividing the breastbone in the front and spreading it apart
Sternum
Breastbone
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
Subperiosteal rib osteotomies
Dividing the rib separately from its underlying rib bed
Thoracic
Anything to do with the chest or its contents (heart, lung, etc)
Thoracic cage
Anything to do with the chest cage
Thoracic surgery
Surgery involving the area of the chest: chest wall, heart, lungs and esophagus
Thoracotomy
Surgical incision into the chest wall
Thorax
The chest
Titanium struts
Small metal bars made of Titanium that can accommodate screws that go into the rib to hold two ends of rib together while they heal
Tomography
A highly technical x-ray system with a computer program that puts together many different xrays taken from many different angles and reconstructs a single two-or-three dimensional picture of an area of the body
Tracheomalacia
Disease of the main windpipe that makes it too soft so that it collapses when air tries to leave the lung
Tracheostomy
Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing
Transverse incision
A side to side incision (as opposed to an up and down incision
Ventilator
Breathing machine that moves air into and out of the lungs
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Surgical placement of a plastic tube to drain excess fluid from the brain and divert it into the abdomen, therefore preventing hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”
Achondroplasia
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a small skeleton.
Alveolar hypoventilation
Deficient ventilation of tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
Anterior Mediastinum
The area in the front of the chest behind the breastbone.
Anteriorly
Implies the front of an area (as opposed to the back).
Anterolateral areas of the rib cage
The area of the rib cage that is behind the arm as it hangs down at rest.
Apnea
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
Areola
The colored ring around the nipple
Arterial vessel wall thickening
Thickening of the sides of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the lungs and heart
Asphyxia
Inability to breath
Asphyxiating
Smothering or suffocating so as to cause inability to breath
Asphyxiating Thoracic Dystrophy
Another term for Jeunes Syndrome which describes the syndrome: Asphyxiation (inability to breath) because of dystrophy (malformation or deformity) of the thorax (chest).
Aspiration
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
Autosomal recessive disease
Describes an inherited disorder that can be passed on to an offspring from a parent who doesn’t have that same disorder
Barnes Syndrome
A very similar syndrome to Jeunes Syndrome but also associated with a very small voice box and some other findings. The chest wall problem is the same as with Jeunes.
Bilateral expansion
To surgically enlarge both sides of the chest
Bilaterally
Both sides
Broncheomalacia
Disease of the small airtubes that makes them too soft so that they collapse when air tries to leave the lung.
Calcification
The deposit of bone like material containing calcium- particularly in the bed of ribs when the rib has been removed from the bed.
Cartilage
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
Chest roentegenographs
An X-ray of the chest
Chest Tube
Surgical insertion of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest. Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
Chondrodysplasia
A hereditary skeletal disorder characterized by improper growth of the cartilage portion of the ribs
Costochondral
Relating to the joint between the bony portion of the rib and the cartilage portion
CT Scan / Imaging
A special kind of x-ray study which, with the use of computer analysis, can create 3 dimensional pictures of the chest cage and its contents.
Diffuse rhonchi
A kind of sound in the chest you can hear with a stethescope that comes from partially blocked small airways
Dwarfism
Any type of body situation that results in a very small person. Jeunes syndrome is one form of dwarfism.
Ellis-van Creveld syndrome
Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. This disorder is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait
Endochondral bone formation in utero
A situation where, before birth, bone is formed where there should be cartilage instead.
Fractional lung volumes
One of several measurements that can be made from a breathing test that helps to understand the mechanics of breathing in an individual patient.
Gentamicin aerosols for tracheitis prophylaxis
An antibiotic spray used to help prevent infection in the windpipe
Hilar vessels
Large blood vessels going to and from the lung at the root of each lung where it meets the heart
Hydrocephalus
Water on the brain that makes for a very large head
Hypoplastic
Small or underdeveloped
Intercostal muscles
Any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in the space between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
Jeunes Syndrome
A potentially deadly form of congenital dwarfism characterized by a very small chest wall which can restrict the lungs and make breathing difficult or impossible. It may be severe requiring breathing machines in infancy or mild allowing survival into adulthood. In some cases there are associated problems with the kidneys.
Lateral thoracic expansion
An operation on the chest wall which spreads the ribs apart and creates a bigger cavity inside
Lung alveolar growth
Growth of the air cells of the lungs
Lung tissue disease
Disease that effects the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Malacic airway
Any disease involving the airtubes which takes away the normal stiffness which is required to easily move air, and renders them too soft
Mediastinal structures
Structures in the middle of the chest cavity
Mediastinum
The region the center of the chest between the lungs which includes the heart, windpipe, swallowing tube and certain glands
Neonatal
Newborn
Parietal pleura
The inside lining of the chest wall that lies beside the outside of the lung
Pectus Carinatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized my a major protrusion of the breastbone forward; also called “pigeon breast”
Pectus Excavatum
A deformity of the chest wall characterized by a major indentation of the breastbone; also called “funnel chest”
Pelvis
The collection of bones at the base of the belly that connects to the legs
Periosteal bridges
A situation where two adjacent ribs heal together to form a bridge of bone between them
Periosteal elevator
A surgical instrument which is used to scrape off the rib lining from the rib itself
Periostium
The bed in which the ribs lie. If the ribs are separated from the rib bed, the rib bed can form more rib.
Phalanges
Fingers or toes
Plastic surgery
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Pleura
Lining of the lung cavity: “visceral pleura” lines the outside of the lung; “parietal pleura” lines the inside of the chest wall
Pneumonia
An infection of lung tissue
Polychondrodystrophy
A situation where cartilage is formed improperly in many different parts of the body
Posteriorly
Situated behind
Prosthetic material
Any artificial material used for the replacement of missing body parts
Pulmonary hypertension
High blood pressure in the lungs (as opposed to high blood pressure in the body)
Pulmonary hypoplasia
Under-development of lung
Pulmonary parenchymal
Referring to the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Pulmonology
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and airtubes.
Radiology
A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of images in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Renal dysfunction
Malfunctioning of the kidneys
Single lumen endotracheal anesthesia
Anesthesia administered by one single breathing tube, as opposed to a divided tube which can treat the two lungs differently
Sternal split
A technique to enlarge the chest by dividing the breastbone in the front and spreading it apart
Sternum
Breastbone
Subcutaneous
Under the skin
Subperiosteal rib osteotomies
Dividing the rib separately from its underlying rib bed
Thoracic
Anything to do with the chest or its contents (heart, lung, etc)
Thoracic cage
Anything to do with the chest cage
Thoracic surgery
Surgery involving the area of the chest: chest wall, heart, lungs and esophagus
Thoracotomy
Surgical incision into the chest wall
Thorax
The chest
Titanium struts
Small metal bars made of Titanium that can accommodate screws that go into the rib to hold two ends of rib together while they heal
Tomography
A highly technical x-ray system with a computer program that puts together many different xrays taken from many different angles and reconstructs a single two-or-three dimensional picture of an area of the body
Tracheomalacia
Disease of the main windpipe that makes it too soft so that it collapses when air tries to leave the lung
Tracheostomy
Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing
Transverse incision
A side to side incision (as opposed to an up and down incision
Ventilator
Breathing machine that moves air into and out of the lungs
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Surgical placement of a plastic tube to drain excess fluid from the brain and divert it into the abdomen, therefore preventing hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a small skeleton.
Improper development of cartilage at the ends of the long bones, resulting in a small skeleton.
Deficient ventilation of tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
Deficient ventilation of tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place that results in reduction in the oxygen content or increase in the carbon dioxide content of the blood or both.
The area in the front of the chest behind the breastbone.
The area in the front of the chest behind the breastbone.
Implies the front of an area (as opposed to the back).
Implies the front of an area (as opposed to the back).
The area of the rib cage that is behind the arm as it hangs down at rest.
The area of the rib cage that is behind the arm as it hangs down at rest.
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
Temporary absence or cessation of breathing
The colored ring around the nipple
The colored ring around the nipple
Thickening of the sides of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the lungs and heart
Thickening of the sides of the blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood away from the lungs and heart
Inability to breath
Inability to breath
Smothering or suffocating so as to cause inability to breath
Smothering or suffocating so as to cause inability to breath
Another term for Jeunes Syndrome which describes the syndrome: Asphyxiation (inability to breath) because of dystrophy (malformation or deformity) of the thorax (chest).
Another term for Jeunes Syndrome which describes the syndrome: Asphyxiation (inability to breath) because of dystrophy (malformation or deformity) of the thorax (chest).
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
The taking of foreign matter into the lungs with the respiratory current
Describes an inherited disorder that can be passed on to an offspring from a parent who doesn’t have that same disorder
Describes an inherited disorder that can be passed on to an offspring from a parent who doesn’t have that same disorder
A very similar syndrome to Jeunes Syndrome but also associated with a very small voice box and some other findings. The chest wall problem is the same as with Jeunes.
A very similar syndrome to Jeunes Syndrome but also associated with a very small voice box and some other findings. The chest wall problem is the same as with Jeunes.
To surgically enlarge both sides of the chest
To surgically enlarge both sides of the chest
Both sides
Both sides
Disease of the small airtubes that makes them too soft so that they collapse when air tries to leave the lung.
Disease of the small airtubes that makes them too soft so that they collapse when air tries to leave the lung.
The deposit of bone like material containing calcium- particularly in the bed of ribs when the rib has been removed from the bed.
The deposit of bone like material containing calcium- particularly in the bed of ribs when the rib has been removed from the bed.
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
A usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates
An X-ray of the chest
An X-ray of the chest
Surgical insertion of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest. Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
Surgical insertion of a hollow, flexible drainage tube into the chest. Chest tubes are inserted to drain blood, fluid, or air and allow full expansion of the lungs. The tube is placed between the ribs and into the space between the inner lining and the outer lining of the lung (pleural space).
A hereditary skeletal disorder characterized by improper growth of the cartilage portion of the ribs
A hereditary skeletal disorder characterized by improper growth of the cartilage portion of the ribs
Relating to the joint between the bony portion of the rib and the cartilage portion
Relating to the joint between the bony portion of the rib and the cartilage portion
A special kind of x-ray study which, with the use of computer analysis, can create 3 dimensional pictures of the chest cage and its contents.
A special kind of x-ray study which, with the use of computer analysis, can create 3 dimensional pictures of the chest cage and its contents.
A kind of sound in the chest you can hear with a stethescope that comes from partially blocked small airways
A kind of sound in the chest you can hear with a stethescope that comes from partially blocked small airways
Any type of body situation that results in a very small person. Jeunes syndrome is one form of dwarfism.
Any type of body situation that results in a very small person. Jeunes syndrome is one form of dwarfism.
Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. This disorder is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait
Ellis-Van Creveld Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder characterized by short limb dwarfism, additional fingers and/or toes (polydactyly), abnormal development of fingernails and, in over half of the cases, congenital heart defects. This disorder is inherited through an autosomal recessive trait
A situation where, before birth, bone is formed where there should be cartilage instead.
A situation where, before birth, bone is formed where there should be cartilage instead.
One of several measurements that can be made from a breathing test that helps to understand the mechanics of breathing in an individual patient.
One of several measurements that can be made from a breathing test that helps to understand the mechanics of breathing in an individual patient.
An antibiotic spray used to help prevent infection in the windpipe
An antibiotic spray used to help prevent infection in the windpipe
Large blood vessels going to and from the lung at the root of each lung where it meets the heart
Large blood vessels going to and from the lung at the root of each lung where it meets the heart
Water on the brain that makes for a very large head
Water on the brain that makes for a very large head
Small or underdeveloped
Small or underdeveloped
Any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in the space between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
Any of the short muscles that extend between the ribs filling in the space between them and serving to move the ribs in respiration
A potentially deadly form of congenital dwarfism characterized by a very small chest wall which can restrict the lungs and make breathing difficult or impossible. It may be severe requiring breathing machines in infancy or mild allowing survival into adulthood. In some cases there are associated problems with the kidneys.
A potentially deadly form of congenital dwarfism characterized by a very small chest wall which can restrict the lungs and make breathing difficult or impossible. It may be severe requiring breathing machines in infancy or mild allowing survival into adulthood. In some cases there are associated problems with the kidneys.
An operation on the chest wall which spreads the ribs apart and creates a bigger cavity inside
An operation on the chest wall which spreads the ribs apart and creates a bigger cavity inside
Growth of the air cells of the lungs
Growth of the air cells of the lungs
Disease that effects the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Disease that effects the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Any disease involving the airtubes which takes away the normal stiffness which is required to easily move air, and renders them too soft
Any disease involving the airtubes which takes away the normal stiffness which is required to easily move air, and renders them too soft
Structures in the middle of the chest cavity
Structures in the middle of the chest cavity
The region the center of the chest between the lungs which includes the heart, windpipe, swallowing tube and certain glands
The region the center of the chest between the lungs which includes the heart, windpipe, swallowing tube and certain glands
Newborn
Newborn
The inside lining of the chest wall that lies beside the outside of the lung
The inside lining of the chest wall that lies beside the outside of the lung
A deformity of the chest wall characterized my a major protrusion of the breastbone forward; also called “pigeon breast”
A deformity of the chest wall characterized my a major protrusion of the breastbone forward; also called “pigeon breast”
A deformity of the chest wall characterized by a major indentation of the breastbone; also called “funnel chest”
A deformity of the chest wall characterized by a major indentation of the breastbone; also called “funnel chest”
The collection of bones at the base of the belly that connects to the legs
The collection of bones at the base of the belly that connects to the legs
A situation where two adjacent ribs heal together to form a bridge of bone between them
A situation where two adjacent ribs heal together to form a bridge of bone between them
A surgical instrument which is used to scrape off the rib lining from the rib itself
A surgical instrument which is used to scrape off the rib lining from the rib itself
The bed in which the ribs lie. If the ribs are separated from the rib bed, the rib bed can form more rib.
The bed in which the ribs lie. If the ribs are separated from the rib bed, the rib bed can form more rib.
Fingers or toes
Fingers or toes
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
The branch of surgery concerned with restoration, reconstruction, or improvement of defective, damaged, or missing structures.
Lining of the lung cavity: “visceral pleura” lines the outside of the lung; “parietal pleura” lines the inside of the chest wall
Lining of the lung cavity: “visceral pleura” lines the outside of the lung; “parietal pleura” lines the inside of the chest wall
An infection of lung tissue
An infection of lung tissue
A situation where cartilage is formed improperly in many different parts of the body
A situation where cartilage is formed improperly in many different parts of the body
Situated behind
Situated behind
Any artificial material used for the replacement of missing body parts
Any artificial material used for the replacement of missing body parts
High blood pressure in the lungs (as opposed to high blood pressure in the body)
High blood pressure in the lungs (as opposed to high blood pressure in the body)
Under-development of lung
Under-development of lung
Referring to the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
Referring to the tissues of the lung as opposed to the airtubes of the lung or the space surrounding the lung
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and airtubes.
A subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the study of the respiratory system. It is especially concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and defects of the lungs and airtubes.
A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of images in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
A specialty concerned with the use of x-ray and other forms of images in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
Malfunctioning of the kidneys
Malfunctioning of the kidneys
Anesthesia administered by one single breathing tube, as opposed to a divided tube which can treat the two lungs differently
Anesthesia administered by one single breathing tube, as opposed to a divided tube which can treat the two lungs differently
A technique to enlarge the chest by dividing the breastbone in the front and spreading it apart
A technique to enlarge the chest by dividing the breastbone in the front and spreading it apart
Breastbone
Breastbone
Under the skin
Under the skin
Dividing the rib separately from its underlying rib bed
Dividing the rib separately from its underlying rib bed
Anything to do with the chest or its contents (heart, lung, etc)
Anything to do with the chest or its contents (heart, lung, etc)
Anything to do with the chest cage
Anything to do with the chest cage
Surgery involving the area of the chest: chest wall, heart, lungs and esophagus
Surgery involving the area of the chest: chest wall, heart, lungs and esophagus
Surgical incision into the chest wall
Surgical incision into the chest wall
The chest
The chest
Small metal bars made of Titanium that can accommodate screws that go into the rib to hold two ends of rib together while they heal
Small metal bars made of Titanium that can accommodate screws that go into the rib to hold two ends of rib together while they heal
A highly technical x-ray system with a computer program that puts together many different xrays taken from many different angles and reconstructs a single two-or-three dimensional picture of an area of the body
A highly technical x-ray system with a computer program that puts together many different xrays taken from many different angles and reconstructs a single two-or-three dimensional picture of an area of the body
Disease of the main windpipe that makes it too soft so that it collapses when air tries to leave the lung
Disease of the main windpipe that makes it too soft so that it collapses when air tries to leave the lung
Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing
Surgical construction of an opening in the trachea for the insertion of a catheter or tube to facilitate breathing
A side to side incision (as opposed to an up and down incision
A side to side incision (as opposed to an up and down incision
Breathing machine that moves air into and out of the lungs
Breathing machine that moves air into and out of the lungs
Surgical placement of a plastic tube to drain excess fluid from the brain and divert it into the abdomen, therefore preventing hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”
Surgical placement of a plastic tube to drain excess fluid from the brain and divert it into the abdomen, therefore preventing hydrocephalus or “water on the brain”
