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6 parts of respiratory system

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Nose, trachea, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, lungs

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2
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2 process of respiration

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External, internal

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2 functions of the nose

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Air passageway, traps dust

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Primary function of the pharynx

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Passageway for air and food

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5
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Another name for larynx

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Voice box

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Function of larynx

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Produces sound

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Primary function of trachea

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Passageway for air

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Provides passageway for for air to, throughout, and from lungs

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Bronchi

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Bring Air into contact with blood so that oxygen and co2 can be exchanged

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Lungs

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10
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External entrance of the nose is know as

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The nostrils or nares

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Smell Receptors are located in the upper portion of the nasal cavity. These special nerve cells that have __________ that send messages to the brain

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Cilia

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Three portions of the pharynx

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Nasopharynx, oropharnyx, larngopharnyx

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Lymphoid tissue is associated with the pharynx are

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Tonsils and adenoids

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14
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The ________ is a narrow slit at the opening between the vocal cords

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Glottis

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15
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The _______ _________ Is the largest Cartlidge in the larynx and form the structure commonly called the Adams apple

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Thyroid cartilage

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The _________ Covers the entrance from the larynx. During swallowing it acts as a lid to prevent aspiration of food or liquid into the trachea

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Epiglottis

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17
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Another name for The trachea is

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Windpipe

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18
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Each bronchial tube interest along at a depression called the

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Hilum

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The Longs occupy a large portion of the thoracic cavity and are enclosed in a membrane known as the

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Pleura

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The thoracic cavity is separated from the abdominal cavity by musculomembranous wall known as the

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Diaphragm

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Central portion of the thoracic cavity, between the lungs, is a space called the __________ which contains the heart

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mediastinum

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22
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The right lung contains ______ lobes while the left lung contains _____ two lobes

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Three, two

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23
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The left lung is slightly smaller than the right lung and has indentations called the ________ ________ which allows room for the heart

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Cardiac depression

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24
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The lungs contain _______ which are the air cells where the exchange of oxygen and co2 take place

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Alveoli

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25
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________ volume is a test to measure the amount of air in a single inspiration and expiration

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Tidal

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26
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___________ _________ capacity is the volume of air that remains in the lungs at the end of a normal expiration

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Functional residual

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_________ _______ capacity is the maximal volume of air in the lungs after a maximal inspiration

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Total lung

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Vital signs

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Temp, respiration, pulse, blood pressure

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CXR

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Chest X-ray

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30
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R

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Respiration

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TV

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Tidal volume

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TLC

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Total lung capacity

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33
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RV

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Residual volume

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34
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ABGs

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Arterial blood gasses

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35
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CF

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Cystic fibrosis

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36
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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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37
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ET

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Endotracheal

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38
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TB

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Tuberculosis

39
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Pertaining to an air sac in the lungs

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Alveolus

40
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Apnea

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Abnormal breathing

41
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3 types of apnea

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Sleep apnea, obstructive apnea, central apnea

42
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Condition in which there is a depletion of oxygen in the blood and an increase of carbon dioxide

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Asphyxia

43
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The process of drawing in or out by suction

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Aspiration

44
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Chronic dilation of the bronchus associated with an infection

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Bronchiectasis

45
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Bronchiolitis

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Inflammation of the bronchioles

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Bronchitis

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Inflammation of the bronchi

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Bronchoscope

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Instrument used for examining the bronchi

48
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Acute respiratory disease characterized by barking cough in dypsnea often seen in children

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Croup

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Pertaining to an inherited condition that affects the entire body causing progressive disability and off an early death in children this condition is associated with the lungs but affects other organs such as heart gallbladder and spleen

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Cystic fibrosis

50
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Dysphonia

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Condition of difficulty speaking

51
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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

52
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Pus in the pleural cavity

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Empyema

53
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Endotracheal

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Pertaining to within the trachea

54
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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

55
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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

56
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Process of coughing up and spitting out sputum from the lungs

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Expectoration

57
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Techniques for forcing a foreign body out of the trachea

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Abdominal thrusts or Heimlich maneuver

58
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Hemoptysis

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Spitting up blood

59
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Hyperpnea

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Excessive breathing

60
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Condition of deficient amounts of oxygen in the body tissue

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Hypoxia

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Laryngeal

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Pertaining to the Larynx

62
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Laryngitis

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Inflammation of the larynx

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Laryngoscope

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Instrument for examining the Larynx

64
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Surgical excision of a lobe of the lung

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Lobectomy

65
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Nasopharyngitis

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Inflammation of the nose and pharynx

66
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Process of smell

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Olfaction

67
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Inability to breed unless in an upright position

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Orthopnea

68
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Surgical repair of the pallet and throat to relieve snoring and apnea

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Palatopharyngoplasty

69
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Whopping cough

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Pertussis

70
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Pharyngitis

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Inflammation of the pharynx

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Pleuritis

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Inflammation of the pleura

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Pleurodynia

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Pain in the pleura

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Pneumonectomy

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Surgical removal of the left or right lung

74
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Condition of inflammation of the lungs caused by bacteria or virus

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Pneumonia

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Pneumonitis

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Inflammation of the lung

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A condition in which there is a collection of air between the chest wall and lungs causing the lung to collapse

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Pneumothorax

77
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Pulmonologist

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Specialist in the study of the pulmonary diseases

78
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Pulmonology

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Study of pulmonary diseases

79
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Pyothorax

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Pus in the chest cavity

80
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Sound heard on auscultation of the chest, crackling, rattling or bubbling sound

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Rale

81
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Rhinoplasty

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Surgical repair of the nose

82
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Discharge of the nose

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Rhinorrhoea

83
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Rhinovirus

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Pertaining to viruses that cause the common cold

84
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Sound heard on auscultation of the chest crackling rattling or bubbling sound

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Rhonchus

85
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Sinusitis

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Information of a sinus

86
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Medical instrument used to measure lung volume during inspiration and expiration

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Spirometer

87
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Substance coughed up from the lungs

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Sputum

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Tachypnea

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Rapid breathing

89
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Surgical puncture of the chest for fluid removal

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Thoracentesis

90
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Surgical repair of the chest wall

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Thoracoplasty

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Thoracotomy

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Surgical incision into the chest wall

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Tracheal

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Pertaining to the trachea

93
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Tracheostomy

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New opening into the trachea

94
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Tracheotomy

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Surgical incision into the trachea