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Turley - Pulmonology

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pulmon/o   lung  
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spir/o   breathe  
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re-   again and again  
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-atory   pertaining to  
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cardi/o   heart  
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nas/o   nose  
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septum   dividing wall  
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mucos/o   mucous membrane  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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laryng/o   voice box  
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epiglottis   flap which seals off the larynx to prevent food from going into the trachea  
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trachea   windpipe  
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lumen   central opening  
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hilum   indentation on the medial surface of each lung where the bronchus enters  
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parenchyma   functional part of an organ  
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lobe   large division of an organ  
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thoracic   pertaining to the chest  
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mediastinum   potential space between the lungs containing the heart, trachea and esophagus  
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inspiration   breathing in  
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expiration   breathing out  
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diaphragm   a sheet of skeletal muscle lying along the inferior border of the thoracic cavity which is active during breathing  
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pleura   double layered serous membrane surrounding the lungs and lining the wall of the pleural cavity  
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hem/o   blood  
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metabolism   process of a cell tranforming oxygen or nutrients into energy  
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apex   rounded top of each lung (may refer to other body parts)  
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eupnea   normal rate and rhythm of breathing  
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-spasm   sudden, involuntary muscle contraction  
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alveolus   air sac  
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bronchitis   acute or chronic inflammation of the bronchi  
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bronchiectasis   permanent enlargement and loss of elasticity of the bronchioles  
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stridor   high pitched, harsh, crowing sound due to edema or obstruction in the trachea or larynx  
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wheezes   high pitched whistling or squeaking sounds during inspiration or expiration. (caused from bronchspasm due to asthma)  
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empyema   localized collection of pus in the thoracic cavity  
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cystic fibrosis   inherited disease affecting all exocrine cells, mucus is abnormally thick blocking the alveoli causing dyspnea  
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emphysema   chronic irreversibly damaged alveoli that are enlarged and trap air in the lungs  
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copd   chronic obstruction pulmonary disease - combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema  
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pneumonia   infection of some or all of the lobes of the lungs  
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aspiration   the process of breathing or sucking in  
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pulmonary edema   fluid collection in the alveoli secondary to heart failure  
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pulmonary embolism   blood clot in the pulmonary arterial system causing a blockage  
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hemothorax   presence of blood in the thoracic cavity, usually due to trauma  
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pneumothorax   large volume of air in the pleural space, often due to penetrating injury or spontaneous rupture  
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apnea   absence of spontaneous respiration  
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dyspnea   difficult, painful or labored breathing  
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anoxia   complete lack of oxygen in the arterial blood and tissues  
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asphyxia   an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide and an abnormally low level of oxygen  
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cyanosis   bluish gray discoloration of the skin due to a very low level of oxygen an a very high level of CO2  
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hypoxemia   very low level of oxygen in the arterial blood  
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oximetry   diagnostic test which measures the level of oxygen in the blood  
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vital signs   temperature, pulse, blood pressure and respiration rate  
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thoracentesis   puncture of the pleural cavity to remove fluid  
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tracheostomy   surgically created opening into the trachea  
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