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46 Cards in this Set
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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Bronchus, airway
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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above the glottis, glottis is part of larynx that holds vocal chords
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
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nares (naris)
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the nostrils, (singular)
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or/o
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mouth
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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pleur/o
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pleura, lung skin/covering
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pneum/o. pneumon/o
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air, lung
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pulmun/o
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lung
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sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsil/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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aer/o
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air
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my/o
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muscle
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orth/o
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straight
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-phobia
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fear
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-plegia
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paralysis
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paraplegia, quadraplegia
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-pnea
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breathing
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-therapy
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treatment
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macro-
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large
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micro-
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small
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neo-
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new
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tachy-
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fast
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tachycardia
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brady-
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slow
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capnia
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carbon dioxide
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conio, silico
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dust, silica (dust)
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phonia, phono
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sound/voice
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phren
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mind
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septo/
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septum. nasal septum/cardiac septum = separating membrane
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sidero
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iron
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acidosis
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Excessive acidity of body fluids. Respiratory acidosis is caused by abnormally high levels of CO2 in the body.
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atelectasis
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Collapse of lung tissue, preventing respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Can be caused by condtions including obstruction, excessive secretion, or pressure by a tumor.
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Coryza
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Acute inflammation of the nasal passages accompanied by profuse nasal discharge; a cold.
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Cystic Fibrosis
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Inherited disease of the exocrine glands with production of the thick mucus causing severe congestion within the lungs and digestive systems. Average life expectancy is approx. 20 yrs.
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Empyema
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Pus in a body cavity, expecially in the pleural cavity (pyothorax)
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Influenza
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Acute, contagious respiratory infection characterized by a sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, and muscle pain.
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Pneumothorax
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Collection of air gas in pleural cavity entering through a perforated lung or chest wall.
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Stridor
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Harsh, high-pitched breathing sound resembling blowing wind. Caused by obstruction of air passages.
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PND
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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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TB
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tuberculosis
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URI
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upper respiratory infection
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