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45 Cards in this Set
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BRONCH/O |
BRONCHIAL TUBE, BRONCHUS |
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LARYNG/O |
LARYNX, THROAT |
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NAS/O |
NOSE |
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OX/O, OX/Y |
OXYGEN |
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PHARYNG/O |
THROAT, PHARNYX |
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PULMON/O |
LUNG |
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SPIR/O |
TO BREATHE |
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SINUS/O |
SINUS |
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THORAC/O-THORAX |
CHEST, PLEURAL CAVITY |
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TRACHE/O, TRACHEA |
WINDPIPE |
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PHON/O |
SOUND,VOICE |
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PLEUR/O |
PLEURA, SIDE OF THE BODY |
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-PNEA |
BREATHING |
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PNEUM/O |
LUNG, AIR |
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SOMN- |
SLEEP |
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PULMONOLOGIST |
SPECIALIST IN DISORDERS OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM |
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LARYNGOSPASM |
SUDDEN SPASMODIC CLOSURE OF THE LARYNX |
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PHARYNGITIS |
SORE THROAT, INFLAMMATION OF THE SORE THROAT |
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LARYNGITIS |
INFLAMMATION OF THE LARYNX, VOICE LOSS |
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LARYNGOSCOPY |
VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE LARYNX WITH A LARYNGOSCOPE |
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LARYNGECTOMY |
SURGICAL REMOVAL OF LAYRYNX |
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PLEURISY, PLEURITIS |
INFLAMMATION OF PLEURA |
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PLEURODYNIA |
SHARP PAIN THAT OCCURS WHEN THE INFLAMED MEMBRANES RUB AGAINST EACH OTHER WITH EACH INHALATION |
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HEMOTHORAX |
COLLECTION OF BLOOD IN THE PLEURAL CAVITY |
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PNEUMONITIS |
INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS |
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NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION |
DISEASE ACQUIRED IN THE HOSPITAL |
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IATROGENIC ILLNESS |
UNFAVORABLE RESPONSE TO PRESCRIBED MEDICAL TREATMENT |
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ENDEMIC |
ONGOING PRESENCE OF DISEASE WITHIN A OPULATION |
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EPIDEMIC |
SUDDEN OUTBREAK OF DISEASE |
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PANDEMIC |
OUTBREAK OF DISEASE OVER LARGE AREA |
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ETIOLOGY |
STUDY OF THE CAUSES OF DISEASES |
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PHLEGM |
THICK MUCUS |
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HISTOLOGY |
STUDY OF TISSUE |
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HEMOPTYSIS |
EXPECTORATION OF BLOOD AS THE RESULT OF PULMONARY OR BRONCHIAL HEMMORRHAGE |
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HYPERCAPNIA |
ABNORMAL BUILDUP OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE BLOOD |
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HYPOXEMIA |
HAVING LOW OXYGEN LEVELS IN THE BLOOD DUE TO RESPIRATORY DISORDERS OR HEART CONDITION |
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HYPOXIA |
LOW OXYEN LEVELS IN THE BODYS TISSUES AND ORGANS |
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GENTEIC DISORDER |
A PATHOLOGICAL CONDITION CAUSED BY ABSENT OR DEFECTIVE GENE |
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IDIOPATHIC DISORDER |
A DISEASE WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE |
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INFECTIOUS DISEASE |
DISORDERS CAUSED BY ORGANISMS |
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-PLEGIA |
PARALYSIS OR STROKE |
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MY/O |
MUSCLE |
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KINES/O |
MOVEMENT |
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-IA |
ABNORMAL CONDITION |
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-IC |
PERTAINING TO |