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Respiratory System

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URI   upper respiratory system  
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RUL   right upper lobe  
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RLL   right lower lobe  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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PSG   polysomnography  
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PFTs   pulmonary functions test  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CT   computed tomography  
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LTB   laryngotracheobronchitis  
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LLL   left lower lobe  
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CO2   carbon dioxide  
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CXR   chest X-ray  
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VPS   ventilation- perfusion scanning  
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ABGs   arterial blood gases  
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LUL   left upper lobe  
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OSA   obstructive sleep apnea  
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O2   oxygen  
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PCP   Pneumocystic carinii pneumonia  
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ARDS   adult respiratory distress syndrome  
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AFB   Acid- fast bacilli  
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PE   pulmonary embolus  
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CF    
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-spasm   sudden involuntary movement  
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-stenosis   constricting or narrowing  
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-stomy   creation of an artificial opening  
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-thorax   chest  
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-tomy   cut into or incision  
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-phonia   sound or voice  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-oxia   oxygen  
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-graph   instrument used to record  
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-metry   measurment  
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-scopic   pertaining to visual examination  
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-scopy   pertaining to visual examination  
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-scope   instrument used for visual examination  
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-pexy   surgical fixation, suspension  
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-pnea   breathing  
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-rrhagia   rapid flow of blood  
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-graphy   process of recording, X-ray imaging  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ectasis   stretching out, dilation, expansion  
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-cele   hernia or protrusion  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to aspirate fluid  
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-gram   10 dollars haha, record, X-ray  
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ox/o, ox/i   oxygen  
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py/o   pus  
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a-, an-   without  
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somn/o   sleep  
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spir/o   breathe, breathing  
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endo-   within  
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eu-   normal, good  
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pan-   all, total  
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-algia   pain  
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poly-   many, much  
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-ar, -ary, -eal   pertaining to  
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orth/o   straight  
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hem/o, hemat/o   blood  
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muc/o   mucus  
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capn/o   carbon dioxide  
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atel/o   imperfect, incomplete  
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trache/o   trachea  
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thorac/o   thorax  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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sept/o   septum  
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pneum/o, pneumat/o,   lung or air  
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adenoid/o   adenoids  
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alveol/o   alveolus  
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bronch/i, bronch/o   bronchus  
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diaphragmat/o   diaphram  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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laryng/o   larnyx  
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lob/o   lobe  
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naso/o, rhin/o   nose  
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pharyng/o   pharnyx  
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pluer/o   pluera  
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