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Respiration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| phrenospasm | involuntary contraction of diaphram |
| pleural | |
| Epistaxis | nosebleed |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| pectoriloquy | speaking from the chest |
| pectus carinatum | a chest that protrudes like the keel of a ship |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion |
| -ectasis | expansion |
| chylothorax | chyle in the chest |
| edema | swelling |
| -capn | carbon dioxide |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) | a group of lung diseases that cause continual blockage of the lung passages |
| cystic fibrosis | Thick mucus build up in the lungs. |
| emphysema | alveoli lose elasticity |
| pneumoconiosis | lung condition caused by dust coni=dust |
| mesothelloma | tumor of the mesothelial cells lining the lungs |
| tuss- | cough |