medical terminology chapter 7,8,9
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| angi/o | blood vessel
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| aort/o | Aorta
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| arteri/o | pertaining to an artery
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| ather/o | fatty plaque
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| atri/o | atrium
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| cardi/o | pertaining to the heart
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| embol/o | embolus, plug
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| -emia | blood condition
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| hem- hemo- hemat/o- | blood
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| hemangio | blood vessels
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| -phil | attraction for
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| phleb/o | pertaining to the blood veins
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| -rrhagia | rapid flow of blood
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| scler/o | hardening, thinckening
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| sten/o | narrowing, stricture
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| thromb/o | referring to a blood clot, clotting of blood
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| varic/o | swollen or twisted vein
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| vas/o | duct, blood vessel
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| vascul/o | blood vessel
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| ven- | blood, veins
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| aer/o | air, gas
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| bronch/i | bronchus
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| laryng/o | larynx, lower throat cavity (with voice box)
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| myx/o | mucus
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| nas/o | nose
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| ox/o | oxygen
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| pharnyg/o | pharynx, upper throat cavity
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| phon/o | voice
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| pneum/o- pneumon/o | pertaining to the lungs
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| pneumat/o | air, lungs
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| -ptysis | spitting, hemoptysis, the spitting of blood derived from the lungs of the bronchial tubes
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| pulmon- pulmo- | relating to the lungs
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| rhin/o- | pertaining to the nose
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| sinus- | pertaining to the sinus
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| spir/o | breathe
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| steth/o | chest
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| thorac/i- thorac/o- | upper chest, area above breast and under the neck
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| trache/o | trachea
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| blast/o | germ or bud
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| chrom/o | color
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| cyto | cell
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| lymph/o | lymph
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| morph/o | form or shape
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| -phylaxis | protection
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| reticul/o | net
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| splen/o | spleen
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| Erythrocytes | RBCs (red blood cells)
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| Leukocytes | WBCs (white blood cells)
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| agglutin/o | clumping , gluing
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| bas/o | base, alkaline
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| eosin/o | dawn, rose colored.
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| erythr/o | red
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemat/o | blood
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| leuk/o | white
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| neutr/o | neutral
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| thromb/o | blood clot
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| -emia | blood condition
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| -penia | decrease, deficiency
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| -phil | attraction for
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| poliesis | formation, production
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| -aden | gland
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| -lymph/o | lymph
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| -lymphangi/o | lymph vessel
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| -blast/o | embryonic cell
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| immun/o | immunity, immune
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| kary/o | nucleus
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| nucle/o | nucleus
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| myel/o | bone marrow
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| phag/o | swallowing, eating
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| ser/o | serum
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| splen/o | spleen
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| xen/o | foreign, strange
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| plas/o | formation, growth
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| antibody | protective protein produced by B lymphocytes in response to a foreign substance.
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| antigen | substance recognized as harmful to the host, that stimulates an antibody response.
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| allergy | abnormal immune response to a non-harmful stimulant
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| edema | abnormal accumulation of fluids in inter cellar spaces ( swelling)
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| sepsis | presence of bacteria or their toxins in the blood (aka blood poisoning)
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| globin | protein
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| osis | abnormal condition
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| stasis | standing still
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| aggulation | process of clumping
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| isochromic | pertaining to the same color
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| anisocytosis | abnormal increase in cells that are unequal
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| lymphadenopathy | disease of the lymph nodes
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| thrombocytopenia | abnormal decrease in platelets
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| arteries | carry blood away from the heart
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| veins | carry blood to the heart
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| capillaries | exchange neutrients waste
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| angi/o | vessel
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| vascul/o | vessel
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| vas/o | vessel
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| aort/o | aorta
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arteriole | arterio/o
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| atri/o | atrium
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| ather/o | fatty plaque
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| cardi/o | heart
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| coron/o | heart
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| embol/o | embolus (plug)
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| hemangi/o | blood vessel
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| phleb/o | vein
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| ven/o | vein
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| sten/o | narrowing, stricture
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| stenosis | narrowing, stricture
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| ventricul/o | ventricule
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| cardia | heart condition
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| valv/o | valve
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| valvul/o | valve
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| varicose veins | enlarged, engorged, twisted, superficial veins.
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| aneurysm | localized abnormal dilation of a vessel usually an artery
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| angina | mild to severe suffocating chest pain caused by inadequate blood flow to the heart
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| infarction | localized tissue death due to lack if blood supply
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| palpitation | sensation of an irregular heartbeat also called fluttering or skipping a beat
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| syncope | partial or complete loss of consciousness fainting
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| Upper respiratory tract | nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea,
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| lower respiratory tract | bronchi, lungs, brochioles, alveoli
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| nas/o | nose
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| rhin/o | nose
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| pharyng/o | parynx
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| epiglott/o | epiglottis
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| laryng/o | larynx
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| trache/o | trachea
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| bronch/i bronch/o | bronchus
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| bronchiol | bronchiole
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| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac
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| pneumon/o | lungs , air
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| pneum/o | lungs, air
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| pulmon/o | lungs ,air
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| pector/o | chest
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| steth/o | chest
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| thorac/o | chest
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| thorax | chest
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| pleur/o | pleura
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| phren/o | diaphragm
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| spir/o | breathe
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| -capnia | carbon dioxide
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| -pnea | breathing
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| Emphysema | disease characterized by decreased elasticity of the alveoli
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| auscultation | listening to body sounds with a stethoscope
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| croup | common childhood condition involving inflammation of the respiratory system
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| wheeze | whistling or sighing sounds heard on ausculation
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| influenza | acute infectious respiratory viral disease
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| anosmia | without smell
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| dysphonia | bad or impaired voice
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| asthma | spasms if the bronchial passages leading to dyspnea
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| pneumonia | inflammatory disease of the lungs
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| oximetry | method of measuring oxygen in blood
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| hypoxemia | oxygen deficiency in the arterial blood
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| pneumoconiosis | abnormal condition of the lungs caused by inhaling dust
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| stridor | high pitched harsh breath sound caused by spasm or swelling in the upper airway
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| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| DVT | deep vein thrombosis
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| Hb / Hgb | hemoglobin
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| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus
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| RBC | Red blood cell
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| WBC | white blood cell
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| AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm
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| Afib | Atrial Fibrillation
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| BP | blood pressure
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| CAD | coronary artery disease
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| CHD | congenital heart disease
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| CO2 | carbon dioxide
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| CPR | cardio pulmonary resuscitation
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| ECG, EKG | electrocardiogram
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| HDL | high density lipoprotein (good cholesterol)
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| LDL | low density lipoprotein (bad cholesterol)
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| HTN | Hypertension
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| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| CT | computed tomography
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| PH | pulmonary hypertension
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| SOB | shortness of breath
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| TB | tuberculosis
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| surgical puncture of the pleura | pleurocentesis
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| instrument for examining the bronchus | bronchoscope
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| excision of the tonsils | tonsillectomy
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| slow breathing | bradypnea
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| difficult voice | dysphonia
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| abnormal condition of blueness | cyanosis
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| instrument to measure oxygen saturation | oximeter
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| paralysis of the voice box | laryngoplegia
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| surgical repair of the septum | septoplasty
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| incision of the sinus | sinusotomy
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| excessive carbon dioxide | hypercapnea
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| good, normal breathing | eupnea
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| expansion of a bronchi | bronchiectasis
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| surgical repair of the nose | rhinoplasty
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| condition of the lungs | pneumonia
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| discharge from the nose | rhinorrhea
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| inflammation of mucous membranes of the nose | rhinitis
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| visual examination of the larynx | laryngoscopy
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| inflammation of the larynx | laryngitis
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| stricture or narrowing of the larynx | laryngostenosis
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| dilation or expansion of the bronchus | bronchiectasis
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| disease of the bronchus | bronchopathy
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| spasm of the bronchus | bronchospasm
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| aur in the chest (pleural space) | pneumothorax
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| inflammation of the lungs | pneumonitis
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| specialist in lung diseases | pulmonologist
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| pertaining to the lung | pulmonary, pulmonic
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| difficult breathing | dyspnea
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| slow breathing | bradypnea
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| rapid breathing | tachypnea
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| absence of the breathing | apnea
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| surgical repair of the nose | rhinoplasty
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| surgical puncture of the chest | thoracentesis
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| removal of a lung | pulmonectomy
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| forming an opening mouth in the trachea | tracheostomy
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| collapsed or airless lung | atelectasis
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| pus in the pleural cavity | empyema
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| phospholipid that allows the lungs to expand with ease | surfactant
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| deficiency of oxygen in the tissues | hypoxia
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| inflammatory fluid high in protein with blood and immune cells | exudate
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| absence or decrease in the sense of smell | anosmia
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| deficiency of oxygen in the blood | hypoxemia
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| granulomas associated with tuberculosis | tubercles
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| temporary loss of breathing | apnea
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| varicose veins of the esophagus | varices
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| soft blowing sound, murmur | bruit
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| local abnormal dilation of a vessel | aneurism
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| inability of the heart to maintain a normal sinus rhythm | arrhythmia
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| backflow of blood due to a valve failure | regurgitation
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| profuse sweating | diaphoresis
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| narrowing of a vessel especially the aorta | coarctation
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