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105 Cards in this Set
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a-
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lack of
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dys-
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difficult
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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upon
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eu-
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good, normal
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ex-
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out
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hyper-
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excessive
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in-
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in
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tachy-
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fast
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alveol/
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small, hollow air sac
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aspirat/
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to draw in
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bronch/i
bronch/o |
bronchi
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bronchiol/
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bronchiole
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laryng/o
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larynx, voice box
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lob/o
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lobe
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mes/o
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middle
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nas/o
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nose
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olfact/o
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smell
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or/o
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mouth
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orth/o
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straight
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ox/i
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oxygen
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palat/o
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palate
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pectorat/
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breath, chest
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pharyng/o
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pharynx, throat
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phon/o
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voice
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o
pneumon/o |
lung, air
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py/o
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pus
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respirat/o
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breathing
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rhin/o
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nose
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sarc/o
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flesh
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sphyx/
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pulse
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spir/o
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breath
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thel/i
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nipple
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsil/o
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almond, tonsil
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trach/e
trache/o |
trachea, windpipe
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tubercul/o
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a little swelling
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ventilat/o
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to air
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-algia
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pain
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-cele
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hernia, tumor, swelling
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-dynia
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pain
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-extasis
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dilation, expansion
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-ia
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condition
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-ion
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process
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-meter
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instrument to measure
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-or
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a doer
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-osis
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condition (abonormal)
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-otomy
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incision
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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to spit
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-scope
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instrument used for examining
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-staxis
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dripping
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-us
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pertaining to
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alveolus
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small air sac in the lungs
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anthracosis
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black lung, caused by inhalation of coal dust and silica
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apnea
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temporary cessation of breathing
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asphyxia
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a depletion of oxygen in the blood with an increase of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissues
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aspiration
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process of drawing in or out by suction
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asthma
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disease of the bronchi characterized by wheezing, dyspnea, and a feeling of constriction in the chest
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atelectasis
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condition of imperfect dilation of the lungs; the collapse of a alveolus, a lobule, or a larger lung unit
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchi
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cough
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sudden, forceful explusion of air from the lungs
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croup
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acute respiratory disease (ARD) characterized by obstruction of the larynx, a baring cough, dyspnea, hoarseness, and stridor
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cyanosis
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abnormal condition of blue
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cystic fibrosis
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inherited disease that affects the pancreas, respiratory system and sweat glands
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diaphragmatocele
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hernia of the diaphragm
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dysphonia
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difficulty in speaking (hoarseness)
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dyspnea
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difficulty in breathing
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emphysema
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chronic pulmonary disease in which the alveoli become distended and the alveolar walls become damaged or destroyed making it difficult to exhale air from the lungs
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epistaxis
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nose bleed
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eupnea
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normal breathing, eu- means "normal"
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expectoration
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coughing up and spitting out material (sputum) from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea
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hemoptysis
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spitting up blood
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hyperpnea
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excessive or rapid breathing
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hypoxia
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condition of deficient amounts of oxygen in the inspired air
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laryngitis
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inflammation of the larynx
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legionnaires disease
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severe pulmonary pneumonia caused by legionella pneumophilla
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mesothelioma
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malignant tumor of the mesothelium (serous membrane of the pleura) caused by inhalation of asbestos
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olfaction
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process of smelling
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orthopnea
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inability to breathe unless in an upright or straight position
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oximeter
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instrument for measuring the amount of saturated hemoglobin in the blood (pulse oximeter)
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pertussis
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acute, infectious disease caused by a bacterium, characterized by a peculiar paroxysmal cough ending in a crowing or whooping sound also called whooping cough
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pneumonconiosis
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inflammation of the pleura caused by injury, infection or tumor
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pneumonia
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inflammation of the lung caused by bacteria, viruses, fungi, or chemical irritants
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pneumothorax
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collection of air in the chest cavity
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polyp
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tumor with a stem
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pyofthorax
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pus in the chest cavity
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respirator
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machine used for prolonged artificial respiration
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spirometer
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instrument used to measure the volume of respired air
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stridor
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high pitched sound caused by obstruction of the air passageway
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thoracocentesis
thoracentesis |
surgical puncture of the chest for removal of fluid
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tonsillectomy
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surgical excision of the tonsils
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tuberculosis
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infectious disease caused by tubercle bacillus
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ABGs
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abgarterial blood gases
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CF
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cystic fibrosis
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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ENT
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ear, nose, throat (otorhinolaryngology)
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HIV
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human immunodeficiency virus
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NSAIDs
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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
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SARS
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severe acute respiratory syndrome
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SIDS
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sudden infant death syndrome
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