MedTerm Ch8
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| terminal element of respiratory tract where gas exchange occurs | alveolus, alveoli
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| pertaining to the alveoli | alveolar
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| one of two subdivisions of the trachea | bronchus, bronchi
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| increasingly smaller subdivisions of bronchi | bronchiole
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| hairlike motile projection from the surface of a cell | cilium, cilia
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| breathe out | expiration
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| breathe in | inspiration
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| sense of smell | olfaction
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| relating to the sense of smell | olfactory
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| the gas essential for life | oxygen
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| tube from the back of the nose to the larynx | pharynx
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| pertaining to the pharynx | pharyngeal
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| pertaining to the lungs | pulmonary
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| study of the lungs, or the medical specialty of disorders of the lungs | pulmonology
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| specialist in treating disorders of the lungs | pulmonologist
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| crackle heard through a stethoscope when air bubbles through liquid in the lungs | rale, rales
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| another name for ventilator | respirator
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| matter coughed up and spat out by individuals with respiratory disorders | sputum
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| air tube from the larynx to the bronchi | trachea
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| pertaining to the trachea | trachealis
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| hollow sac | alveolus
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| alveol- | air
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| windpipe | bronchus
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| bronch- | bronchus
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| eyelash | cilium, cilia
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| ex- | out
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| -spirat- | breathe
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| olfact- | smell
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| -ory | having the function of
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| oxy | oxygen
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| throat | pharynx
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| pharyng- | pharynx
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| rattle | rale, rales
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| -ation | a process, formed from
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| re- | again
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| -spir- | to breathe
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| -ator | person or thing that does something
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| -atory | pertaining to, produced by
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| to spit | sputum
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| windpipe | trachea
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| -alis | pertaining to
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| trache- | trachea
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| a device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue | cautery
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| to apply a cautery | cauterize
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| the act of cauterizing | cauterization
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| acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose | coryza, rhinitis
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| agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses | decongestant
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| nosebleed | epistaxis
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| nostril | naris, nares
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| pertaining to the nose | nasal
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| roof of the mouth, floor of the nose | palate
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| adjacent to the nose | paranasal
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| any mass of tissue that projects outward | polyp
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| acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa | rhinitis
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| thin wall separating two cavities or tissue masses | septum, septa
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| cavity or hollow space in a bone or other tissue | sinus
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| inflammation of the lining of a sinus | sinusitis
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| branding iron | cautery
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| cauter- | to burn
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| catarrh | coryza, rhinitis
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| -ant | pertaining to
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| de- | take away, remove
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| -congest- | accumulation of fluid
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| -is | pertaining to
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| -stax- | fall in drops
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| nostril | naris, nares
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| nas- | nose
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| palate | palate
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| para- | adjacent to
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| many feet | polyp
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| rhin- | nose
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| partition | septum, septa
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| cavity | sinus
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| sinus- | sinus
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| single mass of lymphoid tissue in the midline at the back of the throat | adenoid
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| absence of spontaneous respiration | apnea
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| low oxygen level in arterial blood | hypoxemia
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| decreased below normal levels of oxygen in tissues, gases, or blood | hypoxia
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| deficient in oxygen | hypoxic
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| region of pharynx below the epiglottis that includes the larynx | laryngopharynx
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| region of the pharynx at the back of the nose and above the soft palate | nasopharynx
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| pertaining to the nasopharynx | nasopharyngeal
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| region at the back of the mouth between the soft palate and the tip of the epiglottis | oropharynx
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| pertaining to the oropharynx | oropharyngeal
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| inflammation of the pharynx | pharyngitis
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| test to monitor brain waves, muscle tension, eye movement, and oxygen levels in the blood as the patient sleeps | polysomnography
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| mass of lymphoid tissue on either side of the throat at the back of the tongue | tonsil
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| inflammation of the tonsils | tonsillitis
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| surgical removal of the tonsils | tonsillectomy
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| aden- | gland
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| -pnea | breathe
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| nas- | nose
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| -pharynx | pharynx, throat
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| or- | mouth
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| poly- | many
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| -somn- | sleep
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| tonsil | tonsil
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| tonsill- | tonsil
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| infection of the upper airways in children characterized by a barking cough | croup, laryngotracheobronchitis
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| leaf-shaped plate of cartilage that shuts off the larynx during swallowing | epiglottis
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| inflammation of the epiglottis | epiglottitis
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| the opening from the oropharynx into the larynx | glottis
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| insertion of a tube into the trachea | intubation
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| inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi | laryngotracheobronchitis, croup
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| organ of sound production | larynx
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| pertaining to the larynx | laryngeal
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| inflammation of the larynx | laryngitis
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| hollow tube with a light and a camera used to visualize or operate on the larynx | laryngoscope
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| any small projection | papilla, papillae
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| benign projection of epithelial cells | papilloma
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| high-pitched noise made when there is a respiratory obstruction in the larynx or trachea | stridor
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| pertaining to the voice | vocal
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| to cry out loud | croup
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| -glottis | mouth of windpipe
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| -glott- | mouth of windpipe
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| opening of larynx | glottis
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| -tub- | tube
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| larynx | larynx
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| small pimple | papilla, papillae
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| -oma | tumor, mass
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| papill- | pimple
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| a harsh, creaking sound | stridor
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| voc- | voice
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| device to scar, burn, or cut a tissue | cautery
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| to apply a cautery | cauterize
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| the act of cauterizing | cauterization
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| acute inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose | coryza
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| agent that reduces the swelling and fluid in the nose and sinuses | decongestant
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| nosebleed | epistaxis
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| nostril | naris, nares
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| pertaining to the nose | nasal
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| roof of the mouth, floor of the nose | palate
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| adjacent to the nose | paranasal
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| any mass of tissue that projects outward | polyp
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| acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa | rhinitis, coryza
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| branding iron | cautery
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| cauter- | to burn
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| catarrh | coryza, rhinitis
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| -congest- | accumulation of fluid
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| os- | pertaining to
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| -stax- | fall in drops
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| para- | adjacent to
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| many feet | polyp
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| rhin- | nose
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| the muscular sheet separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities | diaphragm
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| pertaining to the diaphragm | diaphragmatic
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| deep furrow or cleft | fissure, fissures
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| subdivision of an organ or other part | lobe
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| pertaining to a lobe | lobar
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| surgical removal of a lobe | lobectomy
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| area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea | mediastinum
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| pertaining to the mediastinum | mediastinal
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| membrane covering the lungs and lining the ribs in the thoracic cavity | pleura, pleurae
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| pertaining to the pleura | pleaural
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| inflammation of the pleura | pleurisy
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| section of an organ or structure | segment
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| diphrag | diaphragm
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| diaphragm- | diaphragm
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| -ure | process, result of
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| fiss- | split
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| lobe | lobe
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| lob- | lobe
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| -stin- | partition
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| rib | pleura
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| pleur- | pleura
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| -isy | inflammation
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| to cut | segment
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| slow breathing | bradypnea
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| blue discoloration of the skin, lips, and nail beds due to low levels of oxygen in the blood | cyanosis
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| pertaining to or marked by cyanosis | cyanotic
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| difficult breathing | dyspnea
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| normal breathing | eupnea
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| breathe out | exhale
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| cough up and spit out mucus from the respiratory tract | epectorate
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| bloody sputum | hemoptysis
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| deeper and more rapid breathing than normal | hyperpnea
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| breathe in | inhale
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| abnormal amounts of mucus expectorated from the respiratory tract | phlegm
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| rapid breathing | tachypnea
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| brady- | slow
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| cyan- | dark blue
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| dys- | bad, difficult
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| eu- | normal, good
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| -hale | breathe
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| -pector- | chest
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| hem- | blood
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| -pysis | spit
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| flame | phlegm
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| tachy- | rapid
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| episodes of breathing difficulty due to narrowed or obstructed airways | asthma
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| pertaining to or suffering from asthma | asthmatic
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| diagnostic method of listening to body sounds with a stethoscope | auscultation
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| chronic dilation of the bronchi following inflammatory disease and obstruction | bronchiectasis
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| inflammation of the small bronchioles | bronchiolitis
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| inflammation of the bronchi | bronchitis
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| reduction in diameter of a bronchus | bronchoconstriction
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| bubble-like dilated structure | bulla, bullae
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| genetic disease in which excessive viscid mucus obstructs passages, including bronchi | cystic fibrosis
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| dilation of respiratory bronchioles and alveoli | emphysema
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| abnormal increase of carbon dioxide in the arterial bloodstream | hypercapnia
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| excessive secretion of mucus (or enzymes or waste products) | hypersecretion
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| wheezing sound heard on auscultation of the lungs; made by air passing through a constricted lumen | rhonchus, rhonchi
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| resistance of a fluid to flow | viscosity
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| sticky fluid that is resistant to flow | viscous
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| asthma | asthma
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| asthm- | asthma
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| auscult- | listen to
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| -ectasis | dilation
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| bronchiol- | bronchus
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| bronch- | bronchus
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| -constrict- | to narrow
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| bubble | bulla, bullae
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| cyst- | cyst
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| fibr- | fiber
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| em- | in, into
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| -physema | blowing
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| -secret- | secrete
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| snoring | rhonchus, rhonchi
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| -ity | condition
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| viscos- | viscous, sticky
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| cancer arising from glandular epithelial cells | adenocarcinoma
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| lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust | enthracosis
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| severe, malignant infectious disease | anthrax
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| lung disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos particles | asbestosis
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| removal by suction of fluid or gas from a body cavity | aspiration
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| collapse of part of a lung | athelectasis
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| arising from a bronchus | bronchogenic
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| acute inflammation of the walls of smaller bronchioles with spread to lung parenchyma | bronchopneumonia
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| pus in a body cavity, particularly in the pleural cavity | empyema
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| blood in the pleural cavity | 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 | parenchyma
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| fibrotic lung disease caused by the inhalation of different dusts | pneumoconiosis, pneumooconioses
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| inflammation of lung parenchyma | pneumonia, pneumonitis
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| air in the pleural cavity | pneymothorax
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| granulomatous lesions of the lungs and other organs; cause is unknown | sarcidosis
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| fibrotic lung disease from inhaing silica particles | silicosis
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| insertion of a needle into the pleural cavity to withdraw fluid or air | thoracentesis
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| infectious disease that can infect any organ or tissue | tuberculosis
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| -carcin- | cancer
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| anthrac- | coal
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| carbuncle | anthrax
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| asbest- | asbestos
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| aspirat- | to breathe on
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| -ectasis | dilation
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| atel- | incomplete
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| -genic | creation
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| -ema | quality of, quantity of
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| -py- | pus
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| to pour in | parenchyma
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| -coni- | dust
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| sarc- | flesh
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| silic- | silicon, glass
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| -centesis | to puncture
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| thora- | chest
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| tubercul- | nodule, swelling, tuberculosis
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| examination of the interior of the tracheobronchial tree with an endoscope | bronchoscopy
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| endoscope used for bronchoscopy | bronchoscope
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| pertaining to being inside the trachea | endotracheal
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| examination of the mediastinum using an endoscope | mediastinoscopy
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| instrument used to measure respiratory volumes | spirometer
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| use of spirometer | spirometry
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| incision through chest wall | thoracotomy
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| radiographic image of selected slice of tissue | tomography
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| going through chest wall | transthoracic
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| delineation of deep structures using sound waves | ultrasonography
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| -scopy | to examine, view
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| mediastin | mediastinum
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| -meter | measure
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| tom- | cut, slice, layer
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| trans- | across
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| ultra- | beyond
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| -son- | sound
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| agent that increases the diameter of a bronchus | bronchodilator
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| tube inserted into a blood vessel or cavity as a channel for fluid or gas | cannula
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| administration of an agent to provide immunity | immunization
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| agent capable of dissolving or liquefying mucus | mucolytic
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| device used to deliver liquid medicine in fine mist | nebulizer
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| surgical removal of a lung | pneumonectomy
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| removal of specific part of organ or structure | resection, resect
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| insertion of a tube into the windpipe to assist breathing | tracheostomy
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| incision made into the trachea to create a tracheostomy | tracheotomy
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| movement of gases into and out of the lungs | ventilation
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| device that breathes for the patient | ventilator
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| -dilat- | expand, open up
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| reed | cannula
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| immuniz- | make immune
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| -izer | line of action, affects in a particular way
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| nebul- | cloud
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| -sect- | cut off
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| -stomy | new opening
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| ventil- | wind
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