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Respiratory System combining forms & Reveiw

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epiglott(o)   epiglottis  
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nas(o), rhin(o)   nose  
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laryng(o)   larynx  
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palat(o)   palate  
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pharyng(o)   pharynx  
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alveol(o)   alveoli  
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bronch(o), bronchi(o)   bronchi  
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bronchiol(o)   bronchioles  
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lob(o)   lobe  
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pneum(o)   lungs or air  
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pleur(o)   pleura  
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pneumon(o), pulm(o), pulmon(o)   lungs  
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phren(o)   diaphragm or mind  
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thorac(o)   chest  
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trache(o)   trachea  
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acid(o)   acid  
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alkal(o)   alkaline; basic  
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-capnia   carbon dioxide  
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ox(i)   oxygen  
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phas(o)   speech  
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phon(o)   voice  
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spir(o)   to breathe  
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atel(o)   imperfect or incomplete  
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anthrac(o)   coal  
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coni(o)   dust  
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embol(o)   embolus  
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fibr(o)   fiber or fibrous  
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thromb(o)   thrombus  
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meta-   change; next ,as in a series  
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-ation   process  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-ptosis   prolapse  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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ABG   arterial blood gas  
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ACS   american cancer society  
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AFB   acid-fast bacillus(some types cause tuberculosis)  
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ARDS   actue or adult respiratory distress syndrome  
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C Pap,CPAP   continuous positive airway pressure (for sleep apnea)  
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CAL   chronic airflow limitation  
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CO2   carbon dioxide  
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COLD   chronic obstructive lung disease  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CPR   cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
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CSR   cheyne-stokes respiration  
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ECMO   extracorporeal membrane oxygenation  
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ET   endotracheal  
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HSV   herpes simplex virus  
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LLL   left lower lobe  
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LRT   lower respiratory tract  
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LUL   left upper lobe  
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O2   oxygen  
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PFT   pulmonary function test  
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pH   potential hydrogen  
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PO2   oxygen partial pressure  
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R   respiration  
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RDS   respiratory distress syndrome  
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RLL   right lower lobe  
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RUL   right upper lobe  
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SARS   severe acute respiratory syndrome  
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SIDS   sudden infant death syndrome  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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TTO   transtracheal oxygen  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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URT   upper respiratory tract  
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VC   vital capacity  
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an internal blood clot   thrombus  
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difficult or weak voice   dysphoria  
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direct visualization of the bronchi   bronchoscopy  
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drawing in or out as by suction   asipiration  
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inflammation of the throat   pharynitis  
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presence of nasal calculi   rhinolithasis  
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pertaining to the air sacs of the lung   alveolar  
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radiographic examination of the larynx   laryngography  
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profuse nosebleed   rhinorrhagia  
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within the nose   intranasal  
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where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange occurs   alvelus  
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a branch of the trachea   bronchus  
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a muscular partition that facilitates breathing   diaphragm  
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contains the vocal cords   larynx  
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connected with the paranasal sinuses   nose  
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contains the platine tonsils   pharynx  
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commonly called the windpipe   trachea  
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accumulation of coal dust in the lungs   anthracosis  
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paraoxysmal dyspnea accompanined by wheezing   asthma  
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congenital, incomplete expansion of a lung or a portion of a lung   atelectasis  
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can result from disorders such as chronic bronchitis and chronic asthma   COPD  
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chronic respiratory infection and disorders or the pancreas and sweat glands   cystic fibrosis  
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destruction of the alveolar walls that leads to hindered gas exchange   emphysema  
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paraoxysmal cough, ending in a whooping inspiration   pertussis  
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anthracosis   pathology  
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antissives   therapy  
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bronchography   diagnostic test or procedure  
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coryza   pathology  
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epiglottis   anatomy  
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nares   anatomy  
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oximeter   diagnostic test or procedure  
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palatoplasty   surgery  
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percussion   diagnostic test or procedure  
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rhoncus   pathology  
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