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78 Cards in this Set
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
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bronchus
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brnchiol/o
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bronchiole
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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
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nas/o, rhin/o
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nose
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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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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o
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lung
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trache/o
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trachea
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eupnea
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Normal respiratory rate at a regular rhythm
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breathing air into the lungs
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inspiration
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breathing out
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expiration
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labored or difficult breathing
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dyspnea
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abnormally slow breathing
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bradypnea
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acceleration in the number of breaths per minute
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tachypnea
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hemo/o
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blood
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medi/o
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middle
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pneum/o
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air or lung
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another name for pneumonia
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pneumoitis
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inflammation of the lungs and the bronchi
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bronchopneumonia
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Collapsed condition of the lung
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atelectasis
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inability to communicate through speech, writing, or signs because of a brain dysfunction
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aphonia
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an infectious respiratory disease caused by a coronavirus
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severe acute respiratory syndrome
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a chronic disease that is characterized by an increased size and destructive changes to the alveoli
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emphysema
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A condition characterized by dyspnea and wheezing
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asthma
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respiratory condition caused by the inhalation of dust particles
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pneumoconisosis
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atel/o
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imperfect
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coni/o
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dust
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embol/o
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embolus
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home/o
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sameness
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-ole
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little
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ox/o
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oxygen
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-pnea
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breathing
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silic/o
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silica
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spir/o
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to breathe
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plastic surgery of the nose
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rhinoplasty
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surgical puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluid
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thoracentesis
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incision of the windpipe through the neck
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tracheotomy
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surgical removal of all or part of a lung
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pneumonectomy
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antitussives
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relieve cough
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antihistamines
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eliminate or reduce swelling or congestion
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bronchodilators
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cause dilation of the bronchi
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mucolytics
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destroy or dissolve mucus
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nasotracheal intubation
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insertion of a tube into the trachea through the nose
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orotracheal intubation
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insertion of a tube into the trachea through the mouth
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tracheostomy
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insertion of a tube through an incision into the trachea
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alveolus
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where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs
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bronchus
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a branch of the trachea
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diaphragm
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a muscular partition that facilitates breathing
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larynx
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contains the vocal cords
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nose
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connected with the paranasal sinuses
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pharynx
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commonly called the windpipe
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trachea
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commonly called the throat
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Periodic absence of breathing
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apnea
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the serous membrane that lines the walls of the thoracic cavity
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pleura
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difficulty breathing except when in an upright position
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orthopnea
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a test to measure the amount of air taken into and expelled from the lungs
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spirometry
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agent that dissolves mucus
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mucolytic
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agent used to control coughing
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antitussive
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difficult or weak voice
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dysphonia
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direct visualization of the bronchi
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bronchoscopy
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incision of thte trachea
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tracheotomy
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inflammation of the throat
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pharyngitis
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pertaining to the air sacs of the lung
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alveolar
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record produced in bronchography
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bronchogram
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surgical repair of the nose
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rhinoplasty
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within the trachea
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endotracheal
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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural space
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pleural effusion
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chronic dilation of the bronchi
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bronchiectasis
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inflammation of the bronchi
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the lung
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pneumonia
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labored or difficult breathing
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dyspnea
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material coughed up from the bronchi or lungs
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sputum
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the blockage of a pulmonary artery by a substance brought by the circulating blood
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pulmonary embolism
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the presence of air or gas in the pleural space
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pneumothorax
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