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Respiratory

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alveol/o   alveolus (air sac)  
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bronch/o   bronchus (airway)  
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bronchi/o   bronchus (airway)  
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bronchiol/o   bronchiole (little airway)  
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capn/o   carbon dioxide  
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carb/o   carbon dioxide  
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laryng/o   larynx (voice box)  
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lob/o   lobe (a portion)  
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nas/o   nose  
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rhin/o   nose  
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or/o   mouth  
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ox/o   oxygen  
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palat/o   palate  
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pharyng/o   pharynx(throat)  
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phren/o   diaphragm (also mind)  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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pneum/o   air or lung  
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pneumon/o   air or lung  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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sinus/o   sinus (cavity)  
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spir/o   breathing  
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thorac/o   chest  
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pector/o   chest  
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steth/o   chest  
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tonsill/o   tonsil (almond)  
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trache/o   trachea (windpipe)  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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-pnea   breathing  
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nose   warms, moistens, and filters air as it enters the respiratory tract. houses the olfactory receptors for the sense of smell  
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sinuses   air-filled spaces in the skull that open into the nasal cavity  
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palate   partition between the oral and nasal cavities; divided into the hard and soft palate  
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pharynx   throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx  
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nasopharynx   part of the pharynx directly behind the nasal passages  
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oropharynx   central portion of the pharynx between the roof of the mouth and the upper edge of the epiglottis  
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laryngopharynx   lower part of the pharynx just below the oropharynx opening into the larynx and the esophagus  
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tonsils   oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to protect the body from bacterial invasion. also called palatine tonsils  
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adenoid   lymphatic tissue on the back of the pharynx behind the nose, also called the pharyngeal tonsil  
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uvula   small projection hanging from the back middle edge of the soft palate, named for its grape-like shape  
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larynx   voice box; passageway for air moving from pharynx to trachea; contains vocal cords  
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glottis   opening between the vocal cords in the larynx  
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epiglottis   lid-like structure that covers the larynx during swallowing to prevent food from entering the airway  
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trachea   windpipe; passageway for air from the larynx to the area of the carina where it splits into the right and left bronchus  
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bronchial tree   branched airways that lead from the trachea to the alveoli  
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right and left bronchus   two primary airways branching frm the area of the carina into the lungs  
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bronchioles   progressively smaller tubular branches of the airways  
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alveoli   thin-walled microscopic air sacs that exchange gases  
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lungs   two spongy organs located in the thoracic cavity, enclosed by the diaphragm and the rib cage. responsible for respiration  
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lobes   subdivisions of the lung, two on the left and 3 on the right  
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pleura   membranes enclosing the lung (visceral pleura) and lining the thoracic cavity (parietal pleura)  
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pleural cavity   potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of pleura  
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diaphragm   muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity and aids in respiration by moving up and down  
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mediastinum   partition that separates the thorax into two compartments (that contain the R and L lungs) and encloses the heart, esophagus, trachea, and thymus gland  
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mucous membranes   thin sheets of tissue that line the respiratory passages and secrete mucus, a viscid(sticky) fluid  
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cilia   hair-like processes from the surface of epithelial cells that provide upward movement of mucus cell secretions  
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parenchyma   functional tissues of any organ such as the tissues of the bronchioles, alveoli, ducts, and sacs that perform respiration  
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eupnea   normal breathing  
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bradypnea   slow breathing  
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tachypnea   fast breathing  
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hypopnea   shallow breathing  
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hypernea   deep breathing  
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dyspnea   difficulty breathing  
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apnea   inability to breathe  
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orthopnea   ability to breathe only in an upright position  
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cheyne-stokes respiration   pattern of breathing characterized by a gradual increase of depth and sometimes rate to a maximum level, followed by a decrease, resulting in apnea  
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crackles   popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli. occurs in disorders such as bronchiectasis or atelectasis  
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rales   popping sounds heard on auscultation of the lung when air enters diseased airways and alveoli. occurs in disorders such as bronchiectasis or atelectasis  
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stridor   a high pitched crowning sound that is a sign of obstruction of the upper airway (trachea or larynx)  
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caseous necrosis   degeneration and death of tissue with a cheese-like appearance (characteristic of tuberculosis)  
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dysphonia   hoarseness  
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epistaxis   nosebleed  
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expectoration   coughing up and spitting out material from the lungs  
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sputum   material expelled from the lungs by coughing  
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hemoptysis   coughing up and spitting out blood originating in the lungs  
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hypercapnia   excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood  
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hypercarbia   excessive level of carbon dioxide in the blood  
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hyperventilation   excessive movement of air in and out of lungs causing hypocapnia  
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hypoventillation   deficient movement of air in and out of lungs, causing hypercapnia  
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hypoxemia   deficient amount of oxygen in the blood  
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hypoxia   deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells  
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obstructive lung disorder   condition blocking the flow of air moving out of the lungs  
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restrictive lung disorder   condition limiting the intake of air into the lungs  
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pulmonary edema   fluid filling of the spaces around the alveoli, eventually flooding into the alveoli  
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pulmonary infiltrate   density on an x-ray representing solid material within the air spaces of the lungs, usually indicating inflammatory changesq  
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rhinorrhea   thin, watery discharge from the nose  
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wheezes   high-pitched musical sounds head on auscultation of the lung as air flows through a narrowed airway - occurs in disorders such as asthma or emphysema  
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rhonchi   high-pitched musical sounds head on auscultation of the lung as air flows through a narrowed airway - occurs in disorders such as asthma or emphysema  
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