Respiratory System
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| alveoli | air sacs within the lung; oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged through the alveolar walls
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| bronchus | branches from the trachea that conducts air into the lungs, where it divides and subdivides
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| larynx | location of vocal cords; below the pharynx
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| nose | lined with mucous membranes and fine hairs; acts as a filter to moisten and warm air
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| pharynx (throat) | serves as food and air passageway; air enters from the nasal cavities, whereas food enters from the mouth
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| trachea (windpipe) | passageway for air to the bronchi
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| bronch | bronchus, bronchi
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| capn | carbon dioxide
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| layng | larynx
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| muc | mucus
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| nas | nose
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| ox | oxygen
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| pharyng | pharynx
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| pneum | lung, air
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| pneumon | lung, air
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| pulmon | lung
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| py | pus
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| rhin | nose
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| sinus | sinus
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| thorac | chest, thorax
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| trache | trachea (windpipe)
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -ectomy | surgical removal, excision
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| -ia | diseased state, condition of
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| -meter | instrument used to measure
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| -pnea | breathing
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| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood
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| -rrhea | flow, discharge
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| -scope | instrument used for visual examination
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| -scopic | pretaining to visual examination
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -stomy | artificial opening
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| -thorax | chest, thorax
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| a-, an- | without, abscence
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| dsy- | difficult, painful, abnormal
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| endo- | within
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| hyper- | above, excessive
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| asthma | respiratory disease characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and constriction of airways
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| chest radiograph (also called chest x-ray) | a radiographic image of the chest used to evaluate the lungs and the heart
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| CXR | chest radiograph
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| chest computed tomography (CT) scan | computerized images of the chest created in sections sliced from front to back; used to diagnose tumors and abscesses
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| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | progressive, irreversible condition characterized by diminished capacity for airflow to and from the lungs; emphysema and chronic bronchitis are types of COPD
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| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| emphysema | a type of COPD caused by loss of elasticity of the air sacs located within the lung, causing the body to not receive enough oxygen
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| influenza | highly contagious infection of the respiratory tract caused by a virus
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| flu | influenza
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| sputum | mucous secretion from the lungs, bronchi, and trachea expelled through the mouth
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| tuberculosis | an infectious disease that affects the lungs
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| TB | tuberculosis
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| upper respiratory infection | infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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