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MedTerm Ch8

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show alveolus, alveoli  
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pertaining to the alveoli   show
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one of two subdivisions of the trachea   show
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show bronchiole  
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show cilium, cilia  
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show expiration  
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show inspiration  
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sense of smell   show
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show olfactory  
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the gas essential for life   show
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show pharynx  
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show pharyngeal  
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pertaining to the lungs   show
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study of the lungs, or the medical specialty of disorders of the lungs   show
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show pulmonologist  
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crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs   show
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show respirator  
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matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders   show
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show trachea  
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show trachealis  
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show alveolus  
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show air  
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windpipe   show
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bronch-   show
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eyelash   show
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ex-   show
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show breathe  
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show smell  
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-ory   show
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oxy   show
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throat   show
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show pertaining to  
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show pharynx  
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rattle   show
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show a process, formed from  
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re-   show
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show to breathe  
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show person or thing that does something  
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-atory   show
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to spit   show
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windpipe   show
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show pertaining to  
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trache-   show
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show cautery  
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show cauterize  
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the act of cauterizing   show
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show coryza, rhinitis  
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agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses   show
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show epistaxis  
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show naris, nares  
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pertaining to the nose   show
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roof of the mouth, floor of the nose   show
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adjacent to the nose   show
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show polyp  
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show rhinitis  
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thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses   show
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show sinus  
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show sinusitis  
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show cautery  
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cauter-   show
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catarrh   show
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show pertaining to  
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show take away, remove  
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show accumulation of fluid  
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show pertaining to  
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-stax-   show
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show naris, nares  
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nas-   show
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show palate  
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para-   show
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show polyp  
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rhin-   show
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partition   show
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show sinus  
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sinus-   show
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show adenoid  
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show apnea  
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show hypoxemia  
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show hypoxia  
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show hypoxic  
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region of pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx   show
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region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate   show
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show nasopharyngeal  
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show oropharynx  
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show oropharyngeal  
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inflammation of the pharynx   show
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show polysomnography  
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show tonsil  
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show tonsillitis  
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surgical removal of the tonsils   show
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show gland  
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-pnea   show
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show nose  
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-pharynx   show
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show mouth  
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poly-   show
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show sleep  
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show tonsil  
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tonsill-   show
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infection of the upper airways in children characterized by a barking cough   show
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leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing   show
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inflammation of the epiglottis   show
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the opening from the oropharynx into the larynx   show
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show intubation  
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inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi   show
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show larynx  
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pertaining to the larynx   show
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show laryngitis  
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hollow tube with a light and a camera used to visualize or operate on the larynx   show
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show papilla, papillae  
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benign projection of epithelial cells   show
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high-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea   show
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show vocal  
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to cry out loud   show
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show mouth of windpipe  
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show mouth of windpipe  
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opening of larynx   show
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-tub-   show
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larynx   show
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-scope   show
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small pimple   show
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-oma   show
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show pimple  
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show stridor  
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show voice  
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device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue   show
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show cauterize  
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show cauterization  
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acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose   show
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agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses   show
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show epistaxis  
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show naris, nares  
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pertaining to the nose   show
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roof of the mouth, floor of the nose   show
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adjacent to the nose   show
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any mass of tissue that projects outward   show
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show rhinitis, coryza  
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branding iron   show
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show to burn  
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show coryza, rhinitis  
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-congest-   show
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os-   show
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show fall in drops  
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para-   show
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many feet   show
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rhin-   show
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the muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities   show
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show diaphragmatic  
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deep furrow or cleft   show
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show lobe  
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pertaining to a lobe   show
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surgical removal of a lobe   show
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area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea   show
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pertaining to the mediastinum   show
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membrane covering the lungs and lining the ribs in the thoracic cavity   show
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pertaining to the pleura   show
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inflammation of the pleura   show
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section of an organ or structure   show
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diphrag   show
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diaphragm-   show
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show process, result of  
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show split  
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lobe   show
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show lobe  
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-stin-   show
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show pleura  
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pleur-   show
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show inflammation  
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show segment  
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show bradypnea  
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blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood   show
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show cyanotic  
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difficult breathing   show
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show eupnea  
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show exhale  
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show epectorate  
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bloody sputum   show
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deeper and more rapid breathing than normal   show
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show inhale  
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abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract   show
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show tachypnea  
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show slow  
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show dark blue  
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show bad, difficult  
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eu-   show
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-hale   show
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-pector-   show
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show blood  
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-pysis   show
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show phlegm  
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show rapid  
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episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways   show
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show asthmatic  
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diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope   show
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show bronchiectasis  
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show bronchiolitis  
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show bronchitis  
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show bronchoconstriction  
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bubble-like dilated structure   show
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show cystic fibrosis  
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dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli   show
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show hypercapnia  
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excessive secretion of mucus (or enzymes or waste products)   show
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show rhonchus, rhonchi  
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resistance of a fluid to flow   show
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show viscous  
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show asthma  
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show asthma  
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auscult-   show
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-ectasis   show
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bronchiol-   show
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bronch-   show
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show to narrow  
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bubble   show
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cyst-   show
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fibr-   show
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show in, into  
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show blowing  
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-secret-   show
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show rhonchus, rhonchi  
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show condition  
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viscos-   show
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cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells   show
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lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust   show
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show anthrax  
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show asbestosis  
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show aspiration  
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collapse of part of a lung   show
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show bronchogenic  
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show bronchopneumonia  
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pus in a body cavity, particularly in the pleural cavity   show
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show hemothorax  
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the specific functional cells of a gland or organ (e.g., the lung) that are supported by the connective tissue framework   show
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fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of different dusts   show
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inflammation of lung parenchyma   show
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show pneymothorax  
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show sarcidosis  
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fibrotic lung disease from inhaing silica particles   show
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insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air   show
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infectious disease that can infect any organ or tissue   show
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-carcin-   show
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anthrac-   show
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carbuncle   show
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show asbestos  
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aspirat-   show
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show dilation  
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atel-   show
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-genic   show
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show quality of, quantity of  
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show pus  
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show parenchyma  
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-coni-   show
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sarc-   show
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silic-   show
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-centesis   show
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thora-   show
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show nodule, swelling, tuberculosis  
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show bronchoscopy  
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show bronchoscope  
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pertaining to being inside the trachea   show
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examination of the mediastinum using an endoscope   show
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show spirometer  
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use of spirometer   show
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incision through chest wall   show
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show tomography  
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going through chest wall   show
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show ultrasonography  
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-scopy   show
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-scope   show
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show mediastinum  
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-meter   show
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show process of measuring  
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show cut, slice, layer  
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trans-   show
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show beyond  
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show sound  
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agent that increases the diameter of a bronchus   show
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show cannula  
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show immunization  
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show mucolytic  
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device used to deliver liquid medicine in fine mist   show
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show pneumonectomy  
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removal of specific part of organ or structure   show
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show tracheostomy  
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show tracheotomy  
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show ventilation  
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show ventilator  
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-dilat-   show
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reed   show
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immuniz-   show
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show line of action, affects in a particular way  
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show cloud  
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show cut off  
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-stomy   show
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show wind  
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