Respiratory System

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pulmonary

pertaining to the lungs or the respiratory system

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respiration

molecular exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide; also called breathing, pulmonary ventilation, or ventilation

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thoracic

pertaining to the thorax or thoracic cage

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vascular

pertaining to a blood vessel

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adneoid/o

adenoids

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laryng/o

larynx or voice box

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nas/o

nose

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rhin/o

nose

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pharyng/o

pharynx or throat

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tonsill/o

tonsils

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trache/o

trachea or windpipe

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alveol/o

alveolus; air sac

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bronch/o

bronchus; bronchi (plural)

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phren/o

diaphragm

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pneum/o

air; lung

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pulmon/o

lung

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aer/o

air

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muc/o

mucus

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without

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brady-

slow

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eu-

good; normal

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tachy-

rapid

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anosmia

absence of decrease in the sense of smell

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asthma

inflammatory airway disorder that results in attacks of wheezing, shortness of breath that gets worse with exercise or activity, and coughing

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brochitis

acute or or chronic inflammation of mucous membranes of the bronchial airways caused by irritation, infection, or both

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cystic fibrosis (CF)

genetic disease that is one of the most common types of chronic lung disease in children and young adults and causes thick, sticky, mucus to build up in the lungs and digestive tract, possible resulting in early death

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emphysema

also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that males it difficult to breathe and is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue that causes the small airways to collapse during forced exhalation

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epistaxis

hemorrhage from the nose; also called nosebleed

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pertussis

acute infections disease characterized by a "whoop" sounding cough; also called whooping cough

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mantoux test

intradermal test to determine recent or past exposure to tuberculosis; TB test.

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