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45 Cards in this Set
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bronch |
bronchus, bronchi |
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capn |
carbon dioxide |
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larying |
larynx (voice box) |
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muc |
mucus |
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nas, rhin
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nose |
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ox |
oxygen |
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pharyng |
pharynx (thoat) |
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pnuem, pnumon |
lung, air |
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pulmon |
lung |
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py |
pus |
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sinus |
sinus (s), sinuses (pl) |
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thorac |
chest, chest cavity |
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trache |
trachea (windpipe) |
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-ary, -eal |
pertaining to |
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centesis |
surgical removal, puncture to remove fluid |
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-ectomy |
surgical removal, excision |
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-ia |
diseased state, condition of |
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-meter |
instrament used to measure |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-rrhagia |
rapid flow of blood |
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-rrhea |
flow, discharge |
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-scope |
instrument used for visual examination |
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-scopic |
pertaining to visual examination |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-stomy |
certain of an artifical opening |
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-thorax |
chest, chest cavity |
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a- , an- |
absence of, without |
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dys- |
difficult, painful, abnormal |
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endo- |
within |
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hyper- |
above, excessive |
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asthma |
respiratory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath caused by constriction and inflammationof airways that is reversible between attacks. |
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chest radiograph (chest x-ray) |
radiographic image of the chest performed to evaluate structures including the lungs and the heart |
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
progressive lung disease restricting air flow, which makes breathing difficult. chronic brochitis, and emphysemaare two main componets of COPD |
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emphysema |
streching of the lung tissue caused by the alveoli becoming distended and losing elasticity; as a result, the body does not receive enough oxygen |
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influenza |
highly contagious and often serve viral infection of the respiatory tract |
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sputum |
mucus secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the month |
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tuberculosis |
infectious bacterial disease, most commonly spread by inhalation of small particles and usaully affecting the lungs (may spread to other organs) |
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upper respiratory infection |
infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx |
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alveoli |
air sacs within the lungs; oxygen and carbon dioxide are excahnged through the alveolar walls |
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bronchus
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branches from the trachea that conducts air into the lungs, where it divides and subdivides
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larynx |
location of the vocal cords; below the pharynx |
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lungs |
spongelike organs divided into lobes |
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nose |
lined with mucous membranes and fine hairs; acts as a filter to moisten and warm air |
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pharynx |
serves as food and air passageway; air enters from the nasal cavities, whereas food enters from the mouth |
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trachea |
passageway for air to the bronchi |
