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Everest345 mod d wk 3

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a   without  
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-al   pertaining to  
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atel/o   incomplete  
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bronch/o   bronchial tube  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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cyan/o   blue  
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dys-   bad  
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-ectasis   dilation or expansion  
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hyper-   increased, excessive  
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hypo-   decreased, deficient  
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-itis   inflammation  
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laryng/o   throat, voice box  
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or/o   mouth  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ostomy   surgically creating an opening  
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-otomy   surgical incision  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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pleur/o   pleura  
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-pnea   breathing  
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pneum/o   lung  
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pharyngitis   sore throat  
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pleural   serous membrane around lungs and walls of pleural cavity  
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sinusitis   inflammation of the sinuses  
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thoracocentesis   surgical puncture of the chest for removal of fluid  
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tracheostomy   creating an opening into the trachea and inserting a tube  
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asphyxiation   interruption of breathing resulting in loss of consciousness  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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diaphragm   muscle between abdominal and thoracic cavity  
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hyposmia   decreased sense of smell  
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phlegm   thick mucous  
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rhin/o   nose  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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thorac/o   chest  
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trache/o   trachea  
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apnea   absence of spontaeous respiration  
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atelectasis   a collapse of lung tissue affecting part or all of one lung.  
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bronchoscopy   visual examination of the bronchi  
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dyspnea   difficult/painful breathing, short of breath  
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laryngopharynx   pharynx between larynx and esophagus  
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sputum   thick mucous ejected through the mouth  
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stoma   artifical opening  
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tuberculosis   infectious disease of the lungs  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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pharynx   the throat  
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tidal volume   volume of air that is inspired and expired in a single normal breath  
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cyanosis   blueish discoloration of skin due to lack of oxygen  
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hemothorax   accumulation of blood in the pleural cavity  
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pneumothorax   accumulation of air in the pleural space causing collapsed lung  
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emphysema   progressive loss of lung function due to decreased number of alveoli  
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pleurisy   inflammation of the pleura in the thoracic cavity  
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surfactant   regulates the amount of surface tension of the fluid that lines the alveoli  
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