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33 Cards in this Set
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alveol/o
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alveolous
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alveoli
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Eupnea
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Normal respiration
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchus
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bronchial tubes
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx
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laryngoscope
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lob/o
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lobe
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lobotomy
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nas/o
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nose
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nasal
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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phrenic
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pleurisy
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pharyngitis
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trache/o
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trachea
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tracheotomy
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apnea
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temporary absence of breathing
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orthopnea
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difficulty breathing in any position other than sitting or standing erect
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bradypnea
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slow breathing
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tachypnea
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fast breathing
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hyperpnea
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increased breathing depth
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hyperventilation
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increased aeration of the lungs
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spirometry
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measurement of air taken into and expelled from lungs
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hypoxia
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less than normal amount of oxygen
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anoxia
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absence of oxygen
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atel/o
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imperfect
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coni/o
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dust
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embel/o
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embolus
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-ole
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little
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ox/o
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oxygen
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-pnea
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breathing
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dyspnea
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silic/o
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silica
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spir/o
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to breathe
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spirometry
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aphonia
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loss of voice
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aphasia
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inability to communicate (brain dysfunction)
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Where is the eustachian tube?
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Ear
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Dysphonia
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Difficulty speaking
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Dysphasia
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Speech impairment due to a brain lesion
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