Medical Terminology Chapter 7

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PARA-

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NEAR

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NAS/O

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NOSE

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-PHARYNX

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THROAT

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OR/O

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MOUTH

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LARYNG/O

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LARYNX

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PULMON/O

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LUNG

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BRONCH/O

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BRONCHI

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-SPASM

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INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION

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RHIN/O

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NOSE

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SINUS/O

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SINUS

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PHON/O

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SOUND OR VOICE

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DYS-

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BAD

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A-

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WITHOUT

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TRACHE/O

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TRACHEA

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PY/O

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PUS

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-THORAX

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CHEST

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PNEUM/O

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LUNG OR AIR

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-DYNIA

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PAIN

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PLEUR/O

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PLEURA

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ATEL

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INCOMPLETE

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-ECTASIS

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STRETCHING OR ENLARGEMENT

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CONI/O

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DUST

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ANTHRAC/O

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COAL DUST

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ASBEST/O

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ASBESTOS

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SILIC/O

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GLASS

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EU-

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GOOD

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-PNEA

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BREATHING

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-VENTILATION

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BREATHING

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EXPECTOR/O

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TO COUGH UP

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-ATION

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STATE OR ACTION

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-PTYSIS

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SPITTING

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CYAN/O

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BLUE

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CAPN

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CARBON DIOXIDE

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SOMN/O

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SLEEP

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SPIR/O

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TO BREATHE

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TUSS

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COUGH

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TRACHE/O

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TRACHEA

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SEPT/O

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SEPTUM

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LOB/O

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LOBE

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THORAC/O

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CHEST

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LARYNX

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VOICE BOX

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TRACHEA

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TRANSPORTS AIR TO AND FROM THE LUNGS; WINDPIPE; IN FRONT OF ESOPHAGUS

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BRONCHI

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TWO LARGE TUBES WHICH BRANCH OUT FROM TRACHEA

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ALVEOLI

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AIR SACS; SMALL, GRAPE-LIKE CLUSTERS FOUND AT THE END OF EACH BRONCHIOLE

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MEDIASTINUM

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LOCATED BETWEEN THE LUNGS; CONTAINS CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND HEART, ESOPHAGUS, TRACHEA, BRONCHI, THYMUS GLAND, AND LYMPH NODES

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EMPHYSEMA

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ENLARGEMENT OF ALVEOLI; DESTRUCTION OF WALLS OF REMAINING ALVEOLI

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CROUP

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ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN CHILDREN; OBSTRUCTION OF LARYNX

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STRIDOR

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HARSH, HIGH-PITCHED SOUND CAUSED BY BLOCKAGE PRESENT WHEN BREATHING IN

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DIPHTHERIA

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BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THROAT AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT

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EPISTAXIS

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NOSE BLEED

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PERTUSSIS

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WHOOPING COUGH; CONTAGIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT

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APHONIA

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LOSS OF THE ABILITY OF THE LARYNX TO PRODUCE NORMAL SPEECH SOUNDS

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DYSPHONIA

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DIFFICULTY IN SPEAKING; MAY INCLUDE IMPAIRMENT IN VOCAL QUALITY

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ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

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ARDS; INFLAMMATION IN LUNGS AND FLUID IN ALVEOLI LEADING TO LOW O2 SATS

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EMPYEMA

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COLLECTION OF PUSS IN A BODY CAVITY

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PYOTHORAX

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EMPYEMA OF THE PLEURAL CAVITY

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ATELECTASIS

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COLLAPSED LUNG; INCOMPLETE EXPANSION OF PART OR ALL OF A LUNG DUE TO A BLOCKAGE OF THE AIR PASSAGES