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35 Cards in this Set
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Pharynx |
Throat. Consist of three nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx |
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Larynx |
Voice box. Adams apple, epiglottis, vocal cords, and glottis |
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Trachea |
The windpipe |
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Coni/o |
Dust |
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Dilat/o |
Widening; dilation |
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Oligo- |
Scanty; few |
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Adenoid/o |
Adenoids |
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Alveol/o |
Alveoli; air sacs |
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Bronchi/o; bronch/o |
Bronchus |
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Pector/o |
Chest (pecs) |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharynx; throat |
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Phren/o |
Diaphragm |
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Pleur/a; pleur/o |
Pleura; pleural cavity |
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Pneumat/o |
Air; respiratory |
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Pneumon/o |
Lungs |
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Pneum/o |
Air |
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Rhin/o |
Nose |
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Sinus/o |
Sinuses |
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Spir/o |
Breathing |
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Steth/o |
Chest |
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Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Tonsill/o |
Tonsils |
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Trache/o |
Trachea; windpipe |
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-capnia |
Carbon dioxide |
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-graphy |
Process of recording; producing images |
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-phonia |
Voice |
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-pnea |
Breathing |
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-ptysis |
Spitting |
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-thorax |
Chest |
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-sphyxia |
Pulse |
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Asthma |
Severe constriction of the bronchi, which blocks airflow to the lungs |
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Primary Lung cancer |
Starts in lungs |
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Secondary lung cancer |
Metastasized to the lungs |
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Different types of primary Lung cancer |
Small cell or non small cell |
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Pneumonia |
Infection and inflammation of lungs |
