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vocab for lab on 06/03/09

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alveoli   exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place  
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anosmia   lack of smell  
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aspiration   in or out suction  
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atelectasis   imperfect dialation of lung  
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bronchoscope   instrument used to examine the bronchi  
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coryza   common cold  
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carbon dioxide   odorless gas to stimulate respiration  
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cyanosis   dark blue condition of the skin  
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diaphragm   seperates cavities  
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dyspnea   difficult breathing  
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empyema   pus in body cavity  
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epiglottis   prevents aspiration  
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epistaxix   nosebleed  
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hilium   depression where each bronchus enters the lung  
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laryngostomy   new opening in the larynx  
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mediastinum   space in central thorac cavity between the lungs.. containing the heart  
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orthopnea   unable to breath unless in upright position  
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pertussis   whooping cough, acute infectious disease  
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pneumonia   inflammation of the lungs  
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respiratory   exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide  
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spirometer   instrument used to measure volume of air  
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septum   partition dividing body space  
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tidal volume   amount of air in a single inspiration or expiration  
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vital capacity   volume of air that can be exhaled after a maximal inspiration  
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apnea   lack of breathing  
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centesis   surgical puncture  
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dys   difficult  
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hemo   blood  
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ortho   straight  
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osis   condition of  
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ptysis   to spit  
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pneumo   lung  
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tachy   fast  
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thoraco   chest  
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