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73 Cards in this Set
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cytoplasm
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All the ,material within the cell membrane other than the nucleus.
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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Tasteless, Colorless, odorless gas produced by body cells during the metabolc process.
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Granuloma
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Any time of nodular, inflmmatory lesion; usually small;may be granular, firm, and persistent and may contain compactly grouped mononuclear phagocytes.
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mucosa
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moist tissue layer lining hollow organs and cavities of the body that open to the enviorment; also called mucous membrane.
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mucus
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Viscous, slippery secretion of mocous membranes that acts as a lubricant and coats and protects many epithelial surfaces, especially the respiratory and genital tracts.
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naris
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Nostril; opening to the nasal cavity
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oxygen (O2)
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tasteless. odorless, colorless gas essential for human respiration.
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pH
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symbol that indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a substance
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respiratory faliure
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inablilty of the cardiac and pulmonary systems to maintain an adequate exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs
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septum
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wall dividing two cavities; for example, the nasal septum that seperates the nostrils.
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sputum
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secretions produced in the lungs and bronchi that are expelled by coughing and may contain pathlogical elements as cellular debris, mucous, blood, pus, caesous material, and microrganism.
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status asthmaticus
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severe, prolonged asthma attack that does not respond to repeated doses of bronchodilaters and may lead to respiratory faliure and death
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surfactant
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Lipoprotein that decreses the surface tension of alveoli and contributes to their elastocoty, thereby reducing the work of breathing
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nas/o
rhin/o |
nose
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sept/o
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septum
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sinus/o
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sinus cavity
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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tonsil/o
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tonsils
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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trache/o
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trachea (wind pipe)
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bronchi/o
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bronchus
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bronch/o
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bronchos
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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pneum/o
pneumon/o |
air; lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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pleur/o
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pleura
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anthrac/o
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coal, coal dust
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atel/o
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incomplete, imperfect
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coni/o
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dust
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cyan/o
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blue
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lob/o
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lobe
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orth/o
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straight
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ox/o
ox/i |
oxygen
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pector/o
steth/o thorac/o |
chest
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phren/o
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diaphragm; mind
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spir/o
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breathe
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-capinia
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carbon dioxcide
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-osmia
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smell
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-phonia
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voice
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-pnea
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breathing
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-throrax
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chest
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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bad; painful; difficult
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eu-
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good, normal
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tachy-
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rapid
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acidosis
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excessive acidity of body fluids, commonly associated with pulmonary insufficiency and the subsequent retention of carbpn dioxide
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ansomia
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absence of or decrease in the sense of smell
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apnea
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temporary loss of breathing
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aspyxia
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condition caused by insufficient intake og oxygen
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atelectasis
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collapsed or airless state of the lung, which may be acute or chronic and affect all or part of the lung
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration
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repeated breathing pattern chracterized by fluctuation in the depth of respireation. first deeply, then shallow, then not at all
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compliance
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ease with which lung tissue can be stretched
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coryza
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head cold; upper respiratory infection
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croup
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common childhood condtion involving inflammation of the larynx, trachea, bronchial passages, and, sometimes, lungs chracterized by resonant, barking cough; suffocative and difficult breathing; laryngeal spasm; and, sometimes, the formation or a membrane.
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deviated nasal septum
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displacement of cartilage dividing the nostils.
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epiglottitis
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severe, life-threatening infection of the epiglottis and supraglottic stuctures that occurs most commonly in children between 2 and 12 years of age
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epistaxis
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nosebleed; nasal hemorrahge
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finger clubbing
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enlargement of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, commonly associated with pulmonary disease
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hypoxemia
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deficiency of oxygen in the tissues;also called anoxemia
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hypoxia
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absenceor or dioficiency of oxygen in the tissues; also called annoxia
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pertussis
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acute infectious disease characterized by a cough that has a "whoop" sound; also called whopping cough
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pleurisy
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inflammation of the pleural membrane chracterized by a stabbing pain that is intesfied by coughing or deep breathing; also called pleuritis
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pneumoconiosis
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generally occupational disease caused by inhaling dust particles, including coal dust (anthracosis), Stone dust (chalicosis), Iron (siderosis),and asbetos (asbestosis).
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pulmonary embolus
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mass of undissooved matter in the pulmonary arteries or its branches.
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rale
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abnormal respiratory sound heard on susculation, caused by exudates, spasms, hyperplasia, or when air enters mositure-filled alveoli; also called crackle.
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rhonchus
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adventitious breath sound that resembles snoring, commonly called suggesting secrestions in the larger airways.
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stridor
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high-pitch, harsh adventitious breath sound caused by a spasm or swelling of the larynx or an obsrtuction in the upper airway
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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
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completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently normal and health infant, usually less than 12 months of age; also called crib death.
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wheeze
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whistling or sighing aound on the auscultation that results from the narrowing of the lumen of the respiratory passageway.
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