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adenoiditis
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inflammation of the adenoids
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medical term
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atelectasis
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incomplete expansion (of the lung of a newborn or collapsed lung)
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medical term
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bronchiectasis
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dilation of the bronchi
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medical term
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchi
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medical term
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bronchogenic carcinoma
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cancerous tumor originating in the bronchus
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medical term
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bronchopneumonia
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diseased state of the bronchi and lungs
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medical term
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diaphragmatocele
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hernia of the diaphragm
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medical term
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epidlottitis
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inflammation of the epiglottis
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medical term
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hemothorax
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blood in the chest (pleural space)
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laryngitis
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inflammation of the larynx
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medical term
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laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB)
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inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi (the acute from is called croup)
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lobar pneumonia
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pertainign to the lobe(s); diseased state of the lung (infection of one or more lobes of the lung)
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medical term
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nasopharyngitis
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inflammation of the nose and pharynx
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medical term
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pansinusitis
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inflammation of all sinuses
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medical term
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pharyngitis
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inflammation of the pharynx
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pleuritis
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inflammation of the pleura (also called pleuracy)
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medical term
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pnematocele
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hernia of the lung (lung tissue protrudes through an opening in the chest)
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medical term
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pneumoconiosis
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abnormal condition of dust in the lungs
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medical term
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pneumonia
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diseased state of the lung (the infection and inflammation are caused by bacteria such as pneumococcus, staphylococcus, streptococcus, and haemophilus; viruses and fungi)
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medical term
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pneumonitis
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inflammation of the lung
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medical term
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pneumothorax
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air in the chest (pleural space), whihc causes collapse of the lung
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medical term
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pulmonary neoplasm
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pertainign to (in) the ling, new growth (tumor)
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medical term
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pyothorax
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pus in the chest (pleural space) (also called empyema)
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medical term
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rhinitis
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inflammation of the (mucous membranes) nose
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medical term
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rhinomycosis
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abnormal condition of fungus in the nose
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medical term
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rhinorrhagia
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rapid flow of blood from the nose (also called epistaxis)
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medical term
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thoracalgia
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pain in the chest
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medical term
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tonsillitis
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inflammation of the tonsils
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medical term
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tracheitis
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inflammation of the trachea
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medical term
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tracheostenosis
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narrowing of the trachea
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medical term
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