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119 Cards in this Set
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a-, an-
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without, not
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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difficult, painful
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eu-
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normal, good
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hypo-
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below, less than, deficient
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inter-
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between
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neo-
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new
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peri-
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around
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tachy-
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fast
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-al,-ar, -ary, -ic, -ous
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pertaining to
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-gen
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substance that produces
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-genic
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causing, producing
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-itis
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inflammation
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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-meter
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instrument for measuring
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-oxia
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oxygen
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-plasm
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growth, formation
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-plasty
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surgical repair, plastic surgery
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-scope
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instrument for viewing
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-scopy
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visual examination
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-spasm
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twitching, involuntary contraction
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-stomy
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forming an opening
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-therapy
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treatment
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-thorax
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chest
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-tomy
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incision, cut
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ABG
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arterial blood gas
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AIDS
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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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CO2
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carbon dioxide
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CPAP
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continuous positive airway pressure
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CPR
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cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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O2
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oxygen
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PE
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pulmonary embolism
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PFT
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pulmonary function test
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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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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bronch/o
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bronchus (bronchi, plural)
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cost/o
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ribs
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hem/o
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blood
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hydr/o
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water
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laryng/o
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larynx
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muc/o
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mucus
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nas/o
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nose
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orth/o
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straight
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ox/i
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oxygen
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path/o
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disease
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pharyng/o
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pharynx
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pneum/o
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air, lung
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pneumon/o
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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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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea
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acute
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a condition with a rapid onset and a short, severe course
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anaphylaxis
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life-threatening allergic reaction
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asphyxiate
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to die or lose consciousness from a lack of air
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atelectasis
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the medical term for a collapsed lung
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auscultation
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listening to sounds produced within the body using a stethoscope
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bronchodilator
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a drug used to open up air passages of the lung
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chronic
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a condition with a slow progression that continues for a long time
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epistaxis
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the medical term for nose bleed
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exhalation
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the act of breathing out
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inhalation
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the act of breathing in
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malaise
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a vague feeling of body discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease
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morbidity
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disease rate
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mortality
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death rate
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pertussis
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the medical term for whooping cough
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pharynx
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throat
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larynx
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voice box
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trachea
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windpipe
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thorax
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chest
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apnea
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without breathing
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bradypnea
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slow breathing
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bronchitis
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inflammation of the bronchus
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bronchoscopy
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visual examination of the bronchus
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bronchospasm
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involuntary contraction of the bronchus
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coryza
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common cold
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dyspnea
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difficult or painful breathing
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eupnea
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normal breathing
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hemoptysis
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coughing up blood
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hydrotherapy
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treatment using water
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hypoxia
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deficient oxygen in the blood tissues
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idiopathic
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without a known cause
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intercostal
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pertaining to between the ribs
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laryngitis
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inflammation of the larynx
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laryngoscope
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instrument used to examine the larynx (voice box)
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mucous
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pertaining to, secreting, Or containing mucus
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mucus
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the slippery fluid secreted by the mucous membranes
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nasal
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pertaining to the nose
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nasogastric
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pertaining to the nose and stomach
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neoplasm
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New growth (tumor)
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orthopnea
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difficulty breathing except when sitting or standing straight
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oximeter
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instrument for measuring the oxygen saturation of the blood
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pathogen
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disease producing agent
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pathogenic
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capable of causing disease
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peritonsillar
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pertaining to around the tonsils
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pharyngitis
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inflammation of the pharynx (throat)
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pneumonectomy
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removal of all or part of the lung
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pneumothorax
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air in the chest
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pulmonary
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pertaining to the lungs
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pulmonologist
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physician specialist in the diseases of the lung
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rhinoplasty
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surgical repair of the nose
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rhinorrhea
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discharge from the nose (runny nose)
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sinusitis
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inflammation of the sinuses (sinus infection)
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spirometer
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instrument for measuring lung capacity
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tachypnea
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rapid breathing
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thoracentesis
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surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid
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tonsillectomy
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excision of the tonsils
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tracheostomy
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forming an opening in the trachea
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tracheotomy
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incision of the trachea
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