RespiratoryTerms-KHS
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| Adenoid/o | Adenoids
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| Alveoli/o | Alveolus air sac
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| Bronchi/o | Bronchus
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| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiole small bronchus
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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 of the lung
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| Mediastin/o | Mediastinum
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| Nas/o | Nose
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| Orth/o | Straight upright
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| Ox/o | Oxygen
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| Pector/o | Chest
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| Pharyng/o | Pharynx throat
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| Phon/o | Voice
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| Phren/o | Diaphragm
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| Pleur/o | Pleura
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| Pneumon/o | Air lung
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| Plumon/o | Lung
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| Rhin/o | Nose
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| Sinus/o | Sinus cavity
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| Spir/o | Breathing
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| Tel/o | Complete
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| Thorac/o | Chest
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| Tonsil/o | Tonsils
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| Trache/o | Trachea windpipe
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| -ema | Condition
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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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| -thorax | Chest pleural cavity
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| hypoxemia | Insufficient oxygenation of the blood
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| anoxia | Oxygen deficiency
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| oximeter | An electronic device for determining the oxygen concentration in arterial blood
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| oxyhemoglobin | Combined form of hemoglobin and oxygen (found in arterial blood)
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| hypercapnia | Increased amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
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| hypocapnia | Decreased amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
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| apnea | Without breath
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| bradypnea | Slow breathing
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| dyspnea | Difficulty breathing
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| eupnea | Normal breathing
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| tachypnea | Rapid breathing
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| nasitis | Inflammation of the nose
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| nasology | Study of the nose
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| rhinocheiloplasty | Plastic surgery of nose and upper lip
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| rhinoplasty | Repair of the nose
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| rhinorrhagia | Epistaxis (bleeding of the nose)
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| rhinorrhea | Thin watery discharge from the nose (runny nose)
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| mucopurulent | Mucus and pus
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| sinusitis | Inflammation of a sinus
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| pharyngalgia | Pain in the pharynx
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| pharyngitis | Inflammation of the mucous membranes and lymphoid tissues of pharynx
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| pharyngopathy | Any disorder/disease of the pharynx
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| pharyngoscope | An instrument for visual examination of the pharynx
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| tonsillectomy | Excision of the tonsils
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| tonsillitis | Inflammation of a tonsil or tonsils
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| adenoidectomy | Excision of the adenoids
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| adenoiditis | Inflammation of adenoid tissue
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| laryngalgia | Laryngeal pain
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| laryngomalacia | Softening of the tissue of the larynx
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| laryngospasm | Spasm of larynx muscles
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| aphonia | Loss of speech
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| epiglottitis | Inflammation of the epiglottis
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| endotracheal intubation | Placement of a tube through the mouth into the pharynx larynx and the trachea to establish an airway
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| tracheostenosis | Constriction or narrowing of the lumen of the trachea
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| bronchitis | Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchial airways
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| bronchoedema | Edematous swelling of the mucous of the bronchial tubes
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| bronchogenic carcinoma | Cancer in bronchus
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| bronchorrhea | An abnormal secretion from the bronchial mucous membranes
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| alveolitis | Inflammation of the alveoli
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| pneumohemothorax | Gas or air and blood collected in the pleural cavity
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| pneumonia | Inflammation of the lungs
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| pneumometer | Instrument for measuring the volume of air moved in and out of the lungs during respiration
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| thoracalgia | Thoracic pain
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| hemothorax | Blood or bloody fluid in the pleural cavity
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| hydrothorax | Noninflammatory collection of fluid in the pleural cavity
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| Pneumothorax | Air or gas in pleural cavity
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| pleuralgia | Pain in pleura or on the side
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| lobectomy | Surgical removal of a lobe of any organ or gland
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| lobitis | Inflammation of the lobe
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| diaphragmatic | Pertaining to the diaphragm
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| phrenic nerve | Nerve passing through the diaphragm
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| spirometer | An apparatus used to measure lung volumes and airflow
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| spirogram | Record made by spirograph
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