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70 Cards in this Set
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Adenoid/o |
Adenoids |
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Alveol/o |
Alveol us, air sac |
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Bronchi/o Bronch/o |
Bronchial tube, bronchus |
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Bronchiol/o |
Bronchiole, small bronchus |
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Capn/o |
Carbon dioxide |
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Coni/o |
Dust |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Epiglott/o |
Epiglottis |
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Laryng/o |
Larynx, voice box |
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Hydr/o |
Water |
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Lob/o |
Lobe of the lung |
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Mediastin/o |
Mediastinum |
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Nas/o |
Nose |
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Orth/o |
Straight, upward |
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Or/o |
Mouth |
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Ox/o |
Oxygen |
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Pector/o |
Chest |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharynx, throat |
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Phon/o |
Voice |
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Phren/o |
Diaphragm |
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Pleur/o |
Pleura |
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Pneum/o Pneumon/o |
Air,lung |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
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Sinus/o |
Sinus, cavity |
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Spir/o |
Breathing |
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Tel/o |
Complete |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Tonsill/o |
Tonsils |
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Trache/o |
Trachea ,wind pipe |
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BAL |
Bronchoalveolar lavage |
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COPD |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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CXR |
Chest x ray (film) |
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OSA |
Obstructive sleep apnea |
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PE |
Pulmonary embolism |
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SOB |
Shortness of breath |
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TB |
Tuberculosis |
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URI |
Upper respiratory infection |
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-algia |
Pain |
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-capnia |
Carbon dioxide |
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-centesis |
Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-dynia |
Pain |
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-ectasis |
Dilation, widening |
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-ectomy |
Removal, excision |
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-ema |
Condition |
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-lysis |
Destruction, separation, break down |
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-emia |
Blood condition |
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-osmia |
Smell |
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-oxia |
Oxygen |
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-phonia |
Voice, sound |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-pnea |
Breathing |
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-ptysis |
Spitting |
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-rrhea |
Flow, discharge |
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-scopy |
Visual examination |
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-sphyxia |
Pulse |
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-stomy |
New opening (to form a mouth) |
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-thorax |
Pleural cavity, chest |
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-tomy |
Process of cutting |
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-trophy |
Nourishment, development |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Dys- |
Bad,painful, difficult, abnormal |
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Em- |
In |
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Eu- |
Good, normal, true |
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Ex- |
Out, away from |
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Re- |
Back, again,backward |
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Per- |
Through |
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Para- |
Near, beside, abnormal, apart from |
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Tachy- |
Fast |
