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75 Cards in this Set
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Alveol/o |
Alveoli; Air Sacs |
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Bronch/i Bronch/o |
Bronchial Tube |
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Bronchiol/o |
Bronchioles
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Capn/o |
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
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Cyan/o |
Blue |
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Diaphragmat/o Phren/o |
Diaphragm |
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Epiglott/o |
Epiglottis |
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Furc/o |
Forking; Branching |
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Gastr/o |
Stomach |
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Glott/o |
Glottis |
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Hem/o |
Blood |
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Laryng/o |
Larynx; Voice Box |
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Lob/o |
Lobe |
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Mediastin/o |
Mediastinum |
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Nas/o Rhin/o |
Nose |
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Olfact/o |
Smelling |
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Ox/o |
Oxygen (O2) |
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Pector/o Thorac/o |
Chest |
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Pharyng/o |
Pharynx; Throat |
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Phragm/o |
Wall |
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Pleur/o |
Pleura |
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Pneum/o Pneumon/o |
Lung; Air; Gas |
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Pulmon/o |
Lung |
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Py/o |
Pus |
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Sinus/o |
Sinus |
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Spir/o |
To Breath; Breathing |
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Tel/o |
Complete |
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Trache/o |
Trachea; Windpipe |
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Tuss/i |
Cough |
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anti- |
against |
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bi- |
two; both |
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brady- |
slow |
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dia- |
through; complete |
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dys- |
bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
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em- |
in |
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para- |
near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along the side of |
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tachy- |
fast |
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trans- |
across; through |
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-ation |
process; condition |
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-dynia |
pain |
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-ectasia -ectasis |
stretching; dilation; expansion |
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-ema |
condition |
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-lytic |
to reduce; destroy; separate; breakdown |
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-meter |
measure |
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-osis |
abnormal condition |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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-rrhea |
flow; discharge |
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-sphyxia |
pulse |
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-stasis |
stopping; controlling |
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-stenosis |
tightening; narrowing; stricture |
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-stomy |
new opening |
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-thorax |
chest; pleural cavity |
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Diaphragm |
Thin, muscular partition separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities |
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Mucous membranes |
Specialized form of the epithelial tissue that secrets mucus
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Mucus |
Slimy substance produced by mucous membranes; contains epithelial cells, salts, white blood cells, and glandular secretions
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Agonal |
Respiration near death
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Antitussives |
Substances used to control and prevent coughing
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Asphyxia |
Blockage of breathing leading to hypoxia; suffocation
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Aspiration |
Inhalation of a foreign substance onto the respiration tract
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Asthma |
Chronic, inflammation disorder marked by dyspnea (difficult breathing) and wheezing
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Atelectasis |
Incomplete dilation of a lung (aveoli)
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Auscultation |
Listening with a stethoscope to sounds of the bronchus |
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Emphysema |
Lung disease caused by enlargement of the aveoli
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Epistaxis |
Nose bleeding |
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Hyperpnea |
Increased depth of breathing |
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Hypopnea |
Slow or shallow breathing |
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Metastasis |
To spread beyond control; spreading of a tumor to a secondary location |
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Palliative |
Relieving symptoms, but not curring |
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Percussion |
Tapping a surface to determine the density of the underlying structure. |
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Phlegm |
Thick mucus excreted in large quantities |
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Pleural effusion |
Escape of fluid into the pleural cavity |
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Pneumonia |
Acute inflammation and infection of the aveoli |
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Purulent |
Containing pus |
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Stridor |
Strained shrill heard during inspiration due to an airway obstruction |