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25 Cards in this Set
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Anoxia |
An (not)/oxia (oxgen) -without oxygen |
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Apnea |
A( not) / pnea ( breath) -not breathing |
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Aspiration |
Aspira( suction) / tion(condition of) |
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Atelectasis |
Atelec (incomplete)/ tisis( extenstion) -Remove gas or fluid from the body cavity |
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Bronchitis |
Bronch (bronchus) /itis ( inflamation) -inflammation of the bronchus |
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Bronchodilator |
Bronch (bronchus) /o/ dilator (increase in width) -agent that causes the bronchi to enlarge in diameter |
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Cyanosis |
Cyan(blue)/ osis(condition of) -condition of bluish color |
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Dyspnea |
Dys( difficult)/ pnea( breath) -difficult in breathing |
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Endotracheal |
Endo ( within)/trachea( trachea) -within the trachea |
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Epistaxis |
Epi(on ) /staxis (to fall in drops) -Profuse nose bleed |
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Hemoptysis |
Hemo(blood)/ptysis(spitting) -spittiing up or coughing blood |
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Laryngospasm |
Layng(larynx)/o/spasm(spasm) -spasmodic closing of the larynx |
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Nares |
Nostrils |
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Nasogastric |
Naso(nose)/ gastro(stomach)/ic( pertaining to) -pertaining to the nostrils and stomach |
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Pneumonia |
Pneumon(lung)/ia(condition of ) -inflammation of the lungs |
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Penumothorax |
Pneumo(air)/thorax(thorax) -air within the thoracic cavity |
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Pulmonary |
Pulmon(lung)/ ary(relating to) -relating to the lungs |
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Rhinotrancheities |
Rhino(nose)/trachea(trachea)/itis(inflammation) - imflammation of the sinus and tranchea |
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Stenotic |
Stenot(narrow)/ic(pertaining to) -pertainting to a narrowing |
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Stertorous |
Stertor(snore)/ous(condition of) -snore like respiratory noise) |
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Stridor |
High pitched noisy respiration |
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Tachypnea |
Tachy(rapid)/pnea(breath) -increased respirstion |
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Thoracocentesis |
Thorac(thorax)/o/centesis(puncture with a needle to remove fluid) - remove fluid or air within the thoracic cavity |
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Tracheotomy |
Trache(trechea)/o/tomy(surgical incision) -surgically opeing the trachea to establish airway |
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Hemothorax |
Hemo(blood)/thorax( thorax) -blood in the thorax |
