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57 Cards in this Set
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PARA- |
NEAR |
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NAS/O |
NOSE |
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-PHARYNX |
THROAT |
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OR/O |
MOUTH |
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LARYNG/O |
LARYNX |
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PULMON/O |
LUNG |
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BRONCH/O |
BRONCHI |
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-SPASM |
INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION
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RHIN/O |
NOSE |
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SINUS/O |
SINUS |
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PHON/O |
SOUND OR VOICE |
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DYS- |
BAD |
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A- |
WITHOUT |
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TRACHE/O |
TRACHEA |
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PY/O |
PUS |
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-THORAX |
CHEST |
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PNEUM/O |
LUNG OR AIR |
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-DYNIA |
PAIN |
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PLEUR/O |
PLEURA |
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ATEL |
INCOMPLETE |
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-ECTASIS |
STRETCHING OR ENLARGEMENT |
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CONI/O |
DUST |
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ANTHRAC/O |
COAL DUST |
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ASBEST/O |
ASBESTOS |
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SILIC/O |
GLASS |
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EU- |
GOOD |
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-PNEA |
BREATHING |
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-VENTILATION |
BREATHING |
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EXPECTOR/O |
TO COUGH UP |
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-ATION |
STATE OR ACTION |
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-PTYSIS |
SPITTING |
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CYAN/O |
BLUE |
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CAPN |
CARBON DIOXIDE |
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SOMN/O |
SLEEP |
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SPIR/O |
TO BREATHE |
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TUSS |
COUGH |
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TRACHE/O |
TRACHEA |
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SEPT/O |
SEPTUM |
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LOB/O |
LOBE |
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THORAC/O |
CHEST |
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LARYNX |
VOICE BOX |
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TRACHEA |
TRANSPORTS AIR TO AND FROM THE LUNGS; WINDPIPE; IN FRONT OF ESOPHAGUS |
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BRONCHI |
TWO LARGE TUBES WHICH BRANCH OUT FROM TRACHEA |
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ALVEOLI |
AIR SACS; SMALL, GRAPE-LIKE CLUSTERS FOUND AT THE END OF EACH BRONCHIOLE |
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MEDIASTINUM |
LOCATED BETWEEN THE LUNGS; CONTAINS CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND HEART, ESOPHAGUS, TRACHEA, BRONCHI, THYMUS GLAND, AND LYMPH NODES |
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EMPHYSEMA |
ENLARGEMENT OF ALVEOLI; DESTRUCTION OF WALLS OF REMAINING ALVEOLI |
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CROUP |
ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION IN CHILDREN; OBSTRUCTION OF LARYNX |
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STRIDOR |
HARSH, HIGH-PITCHED SOUND CAUSED BY BLOCKAGE PRESENT WHEN BREATHING IN |
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DIPHTHERIA |
BACTERIAL INFECTION OF THROAT AND UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT |
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EPISTAXIS |
NOSE BLEED |
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PERTUSSIS |
WHOOPING COUGH; CONTAGIOUS BACTERIAL INFECTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT |
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APHONIA |
LOSS OF THE ABILITY OF THE LARYNX TO PRODUCE NORMAL SPEECH SOUNDS |
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DYSPHONIA |
DIFFICULTY IN SPEAKING; MAY INCLUDE IMPAIRMENT IN VOCAL QUALITY |
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ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME |
ARDS; INFLAMMATION IN LUNGS AND FLUID IN ALVEOLI LEADING TO LOW O2 SATS |
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EMPYEMA |
COLLECTION OF PUSS IN A BODY CAVITY |
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PYOTHORAX |
EMPYEMA OF THE PLEURAL CAVITY |
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ATELECTASIS |
COLLAPSED LUNG; INCOMPLETE EXPANSION OF PART OR ALL OF A LUNG DUE TO A BLOCKAGE OF THE AIR PASSAGES |