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respiratory system

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aer/o   air  
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atel/o   imperfect  
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bronch/o, bronchi/o   bronchi (bronchus)  
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bronchiol/o   bronchioles (smallest bronchi)  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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pharyng/o   pharynx (throat)  
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lob/o   lobes  
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muc/o   mucus  
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nas/o, rhin/o   nose  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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pleur/o   pleura (membrane sounding the lungs)  
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pneum/o, pneumon/o   lungs/air  
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sinus/o   sinuses  
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spir/o   breath  
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tonsill/o   tonsils  
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trache/o   trachea  
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-ptysis   spit  
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alveol/o   alveoli (air sacs)  
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hemoptysis   spit up blood  
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tracheotomy   incision into the trachea  
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tonsillectomy   removal of tonsils  
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spirometer   measures pt's breathing capacity  
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sinusitis   inflamed sinuses  
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pneumothorax   collapsed lung from air rushing into chest  
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pneumonitis   inflamed lung  
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pleura   membrane surrounding the lungs  
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pleurisy   inflamed pleura  
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hypoxia   decreased oxygen  
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nasal   pertaining to the nose  
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rhinitis   inflamed nose  
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mucus membrane   secretes the mucus  
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lobectomy   surgical removal of the lobe from the lungs  
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pharynx   throat  
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pharyngeal   pertaining to the pharynx  
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larynx   voice box  
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laryngitis   inflamed voice box  
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bronchiolitis   inflamed bronchioles  
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bronchitis   inflamed bronchi  
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atelectasis   imperfect stretching of the lungs  
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anaerobic   lack of air  
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