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Respiratory System Vocab

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-ema   condition  
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-ectasis   dilation; dilatation; widening  
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-osmia   smell  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-sphyxia   pulse  
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-spasm   sudden contraction of muscles  
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-ia   condition  
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dys-   bad: painful: difficult: abnormal  
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-osis   condition, usually abnormal  
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tachy-   fast  
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brady-   slow  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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alveoli/o   alveolus; air sac; small sac  
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bronchi/o   bronchial tube  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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capn/o   carbon dioxide  
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coni/o   dust  
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cyan/o   blue  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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lob/o   lobe  
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mediastin/o   mediastinum  
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nas/o   nose  
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orth/o   straight  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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pector/o   chest  
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pharyng/o   throat (pharynx)  
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phon/o   voice; sound  
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phren/o   diaphragm; mind  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pneum/o   lung; air; gas  
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pneumon/o   lung; air; gas  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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spir/o   to breathe  
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tel/o   complete  
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thorac/o   chest  
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-thorax   chest; pleural cavity  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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trache/o   trachea (windpipe)  
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Anoxia   An absence of oxygen.  
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Asphyxia   A condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.  
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Croup   Inflammation of the larynx and trachea in children, associated with infection and causing breathing difficulties.  
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Emphysema   A condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.  
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Influenza   A contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh.  
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Pleurisy   Inflammation of the pleurae, which causes pain when breathing.  
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Pneumothorax   The presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung.  
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Ventilator   An appliance for artificial respiration; a respirator.  
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Apnea   Temporary cessation of breathing, esp. during sleep  
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Asthma   A respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. It usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity  
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Dyspnea   Difficult or labored breathing.  
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Hypoxia   Deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.  
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Pertussis   Whooping cough: a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane.  
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Tuberculosis   An infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, esp. the lungs  
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Cyanosis   A bluish discoloration of the skin resulting from poor circulation or inadequate oxygenation of the blood.  
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