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47 Cards in this Set
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oxyhemoglobin
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hemoglobin saturated with oxygen
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respiration
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the process of the inspiration (breathing or inhaling) amd experation (breathing out or exhaling) of carbon dioxide
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hydrothorax
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a space forced between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura
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hemothorax
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the accumulation of blood in the space between the visceral and parietal layers of the pleura; caused by the rupture of small blood vessels in pulmonary disorders
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pneumothorax
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preforation of the pleura that allows air to enter and fill the pleural space
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mediastinum
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the cavity that seperates the lungs from one another
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alve-
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combining form
hollow, cavity |
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amygdal-
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combining form
(almond) tonsil |
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anthrax-, anthrac-
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combining form
coal; anthrax |
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aux-, -auxe-, -auxis
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combining form
grow, increase |
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bacter(i)-
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combining form
[small staff] bacterium |
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bronch(i)-
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combining form
[windpipe] bronchus |
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capn-
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combining form
[smoke] carbon dioxide |
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cocc-, -coccus
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combining form
[berry] coccus ( a type of spherical bacterium) |
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coni-, koni-
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combining form
dust |
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labi-
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combining form
lip |
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larynx-, laryng-
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combining form
larynx |
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paresis
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combining form
lack of strength, paralysis |
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pharynx-, pharyng-
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combining form
[throat] pharynx |
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phys-
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combining form
air, gas |
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pleur-
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combining form
[side] pleura |
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pne-
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combining form
breathe |
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pneum(at)-
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combining form
[breathe] air, gas |
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pneum(on)-
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combining form
lung |
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sider-
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combining form
iron |
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spir(at)-
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combining form
breathe |
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staphyl-
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combining form
[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate, staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like bunch of grapes) |
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stern-
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combining form
chest, breast, breastbone |
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steth-
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combining form
chest, breast |
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strept-
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combining form
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains) |
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sud(or)-
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combining form
sweat, fluid |
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thorax, thorac-
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combining form
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax |
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trach(e)-, trachy-
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combining form
[rough] trachea |
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diphheria
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caused by diphheria bacterium that lodge in the throat and trachea, producing exotoxins that are lethal to the cells of the adjacent areas. As it progresses, the leather-like false membrane causes difficulty in swallowing
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emphysema
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COPD - characterized by hte increase in the size of the terminal air spaces, which causes an excess of air in the lungs and destruction of the alveolar walls
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influenza
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contagious respitatory viral infection
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pneumonia
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inflammation of the lungs usually resulting from infections caused by bacteria, viruses, or other pathogenic organisms
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anthracosis
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black lung - often suffered by coal miners
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byssinosis
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disease that affects cotton mill workers
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silicosis
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disease that affects granite and sandstone industry workers
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asbestosis
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bronchial carcinoma resulting from being exposed to asbestos fibers
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siderosis
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disease that affects iron and steel workers and welders
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silo filler's disease
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affects grain silo workers- caused by exposure to nitrogen dioxide; characterized by irritation of the eyes and pharynx and damage to the lungs
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tuberculosis
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characterized by the development of lesions of the lung tissue; lesions are called tubercles
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pertussis
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whooping cough
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asphyxia
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lack of a pulse
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asphyctic
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pertaining to, affected with asphyxia, or without a pulse
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