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76 Cards in this Set
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muc/o
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mucus
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or/o
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mouth
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PND
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paroxymal nocturnal dyspnea
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RD
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respiratory disease
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atel-
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incomplete, imperfect
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aer/o
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air
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nas/o
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nasal
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rhin/o
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nose
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carcin/o
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cancer
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hem/o, hemat/o
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blood
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hepat/o
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liver
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-plasm
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formation, growth
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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-oxia
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oxygen
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction, twitching
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pneumon/o
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air, lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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-ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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-osmia
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smell
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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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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tachy-
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rapid
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orth/o
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straight
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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alveol/o
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alveolus, alveoli
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phren/o
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diaphragm
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my/o
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muscle
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pleur/o
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pleura
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thorac/o
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chest
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SIDS
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sudden infant death syndrome
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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py/o
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pus
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-stenosis
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stricture, narrowing
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bronchi/o, bronch/o
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bronchus, bronchi
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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tonsill/o
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tonsils
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
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atri/o
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atrium
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cardi/o
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heart
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-graph
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to write, record
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MI
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myocardial infarction
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-gram
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record. mark
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-graphy
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process of recording
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phleb/o, ven/o
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vein
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thromb/o
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blood clot
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-um
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thing, structure
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EKG, ECG
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electrocardiogram
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vas/o
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vessel, vas deferens, duct
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vascul/o
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vessel
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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CV
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cardiovascular
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hemangi/o
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blood vessel
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CHF
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congestive heart failure
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CC
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chief complaint, cardiac catheterization
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CAD
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coronary artery disease
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BP
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blood pressure
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ana-
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against, back, up
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-gen
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producing, forming
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agglutin/o
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clumping, gluing
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aden/o
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gland
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lymph/o
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lymph
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lymphaden/o
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lymph gland (node)
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ventricul/o
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ventricle (of heart or brain)
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-cardia
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heart condition
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lymphangi/o
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lymph vessel
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splen/o
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spleen
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immun/o
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immunity, immune, safe
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thym/o
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thymus gland
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-phylaxis
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protection
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arteri/o
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artery
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aort/o
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aorta
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angi/o
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vessel (usu blood or lymph)
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