Vocabulary (Respiratory)
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| epistaxis | nosebleed
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| sputum | mucus discharged from lungs by coughing
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| expectoration | coughing/spitting material out of lungs
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| pectoriloquy | speaking from the chest, used as a means to find masses in the lungs
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| pectus carinatum | chest protruding out
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| pectus excavatum | chest hollowed out
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| retraction | sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation
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| atelectasis | incomplete expansion
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| caseous | cheese-like
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| chyle | milky bodily fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried thru the body via lymph
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| empyema | pus inside the chest
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| mesothelioma | cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells in the lungs
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| antitussive | drug that prevents coughing
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| expectorant | drug that prevent expulsion of material from the lungs
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| mucolytic | drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus
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| nebulizer | machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud/mist that is inhaled by the patient
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| intubate | to insert a breathing tube from the mouth, down into the trachea to provide breathing support
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