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20 Cards in this Set
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Ox/o ; ox/i |
Oxygen . |
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-Thorax |
Chest.
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Pulmon/o |
Lung. |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharynx (throat). |
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Capnea |
Carbon Dioxide. |
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Larng/o |
Larynx (voice box). |
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-Pnea |
Breathing. |
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Pneum/o ;Pneumon/o |
air, lung. |
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Bronchi/o ; bronch/o |
Bronchus. |
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Nas/o ; rhin/o |
Nose. |
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External Respiration |
The exchange of gases in the lungs. |
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Internal Respiration |
The exchange of gases within the cells of all the body organs and tissues. |
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Eu- |
Well, easily or good. |
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Xer/o |
Dry. |
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Thorac/o |
Chest. |
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Olfact/o |
smell or sense of smell. |
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Tracheotomy |
An emergency procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea to gain access to the airway below a blockage. |
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spir/o |
Breathe. |
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Spirometer |
An instrument used to measure the air taken in and out of the lung. |
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Thoracentesis |
the puncture of the chest wall with a needle to obtain fluid from the pleurai cavity. |
