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58 Cards in this Set
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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alveolus, air sac
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchial tube, brochus
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole, small bronchus
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx, voice box
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lob/o
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lobe of the lung
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mediastin/o
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mediastinum
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight, upright
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pector/o
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chest
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pharyng/o
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pharynx, throat
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phon/o
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voice
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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pleur/o
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pleura
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
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air. lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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rhin/o
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nose
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sinus/o
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sinus, cavity
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spir/o
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breathing
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tel/o
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complete
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea, windpipe
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-ema
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condition
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-osmia
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smell
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-sphyxia
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pulse
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-thorax
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pleural cavity, chest
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auscultation
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Listening to sounds within the body.
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percussion
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Tapping on a surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure
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pleural rub
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Scratchy sound produced by the motion of inflamed or irritated pleural surfaces rubbing against each other; also called friction rub.
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rale (crackle)
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Fine crackling sound heard on ausculation (during inspiration) when there is fluid in the alveoli.
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rhonchus
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Loud rumbling sound heard on suculation of bronchi obstructed by sputum
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stridor
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Strained, high-pitched, relatively loud sound heard when air is forced through a narrow space during inspiration or expiration.
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wheeze
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Continuous high-pitched whistling sound heard when air is forced through a narrow space during inspiration or expiration
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diphtheria
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Acute infectionof the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by diphtheria bacterium.
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epistaxis
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Nosebleed
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Pertussis
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Hightly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx, and trachea caused by bordetella pertussis also know as whooping cough
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asthma
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Chronic inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction casued by brochial edema, bronchoconstriction, and increased mucus production
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Bronchiectasis
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Chronic dialation of a bronchus secondary to infection in the lower lobes of the lung
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Chronic bronchitis
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Inflammation of the bronchi persisting over a long time.
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cystic fibrosis
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Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick, mucous secretions that do not drain normally.
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emphysema
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Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of aveolar walls.
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pulmonary abscess
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A large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs.
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pulmonary edema
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Swelling and fluin in the air sacs and brochioles.
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pulmonary embolism
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Clot or other material lodges in vessels of the lung
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pulmonary fibrosis
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formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs.
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sarcoidosis
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chronic inflammatory disease of unkown cause in which small nodules or tubercules develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs
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mesothelioma
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rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura; associated with asbestos
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pleurisy
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inflammation of the pleura
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endotracheal intublation
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placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea to establish an airway
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pulmonary function tests (PFTs)
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Tests that measure the ventilation mechanics of the lung ( airway function, lung volume, and capacity of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide efficiently)
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