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cardi/o-

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heart

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pulmon/o-

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lung

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spir/o-

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breathe; coil

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muc/o-

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mucus

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nas/o-

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nose

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sept/o-

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dividing wall; septum

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pharyng/o-

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pharynx; throat

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or/o-

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mouth

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laryng/o-

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larynx; voice box

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alveol/o-

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air sac

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bronchiol/o-

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bronchiole

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bronchi/o-

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bronchus

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bronch/o-

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bronchus

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glott/o-

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glottis of the larynx

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hil/o-

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indentation

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lob/o-

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lobe of an organ

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pneum/o-

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air; lung

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pneumon/o-

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air; lung

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trache/o-

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windpipe; trachea

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diaphragmat/o-

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diaphragm

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cost/o-

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rib

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phren/o-

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diaphragm; mind

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pleur/o-

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lung membrane

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viscer/o-

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large internal organs

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pariet/o-

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wall of a cavity

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thorac/o-

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chest; thorax

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pector/o-

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chest

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steth/o-

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chest

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capn/o-

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carbon dioxide

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hal/o-

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breathe

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metabol/o-

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transformation

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ox/y-
ox/i-
ox/o-

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oxygen

ox/y- oxygen; quick

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gen/o-

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arising from; produced by

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hem/o-

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blood

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glob/o-

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comprehensive; shaped like a globe

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ventil/o-

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air movement

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cellul/o-

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cell

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CO2

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carbon dioxide

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LLL

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left lower lobe (lung)

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LUL

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left upper lobe (lung)

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O2

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oxygen

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RLL

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right lower lobe (lung)

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RML

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right middle lobe (lung)

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RUL

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right upper lobe (lung)

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infect/o-

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disease within

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-ion

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action; condition

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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

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asthm/o-

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asthma

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-atic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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infection of; inflammation of

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-ectasis

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condition of dilation

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re-

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again and again; backward; unable to

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tract/o-

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pulling

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atel/o-

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incomplete

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chron/o-

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time

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-ic

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pertaining to

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obstruct/o-

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blocked by a barrier

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-ive

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pertaining to

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em-

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in

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phys/o-

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distend; grow; inflate

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-ema

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condition

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cyst/o-

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bladder; fluid-filled sac; semisolid cyst

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fibr/o-

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fiber

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-osis

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abnormal condition; process

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py/o-

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pus

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purul/o-

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pus

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-ent

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pertaining to

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-thorax

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chest; thorax

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phil/o-

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attraction to; fondness for

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cancer/o-

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cancer

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-ous

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pertaining to

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malign/o-

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cancer

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-ant

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pertaining to

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aden/o-

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gland

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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-oma

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mass; tumor

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anthrac/o-

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coal

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asbest/o-

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asbestos

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coni/o-

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dust

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-ia

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condition; state; thing

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aspir/o-

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breate in; suck in

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-ation

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being; having; process

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pan-

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all

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-ar

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pertaining to

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cocc/o-

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pherical bacterium

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-al

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pertaining to

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opportun/o-

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taking advantage of an opportunity; well timed

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-ist

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person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

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embol/o-

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embolus; occluding plug

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-ism

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disease from a specific cause; process

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tubercul/o-

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nodule

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lat/o-

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dormant; hidden

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-ent

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pertaining to

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tuber/o-

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nodule

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-cle

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small thing

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effus/o-

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pouring out

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-isy

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condition of infection/inflammation

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a-

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away from; without

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pne/o-

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breathing

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brady-

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slow

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ex-

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away from; out

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-ptysis

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condition of coughing up

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dys-

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abnormal; difficult; painful

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orth/o-

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straight

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tachy-

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fast

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cyan/o-

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blue

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-tic

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pertaining to

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circum-

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around

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hyper-

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above; more than normal

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hypo-

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below; deficient

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arteri/o-

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artery

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carbox/y-

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carbon monoxide

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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poly-

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many; much

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somn/o-

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sleep

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-graphy

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process of recording

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radi/o-

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forearm bone; radius; x-rays

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tom/o-

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cut; layer; slice

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fus/o-

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pouring

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per-

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through; throughout

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auscult/o-

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listening

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percuss/o-

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tapping

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resuscit/o-

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raise up again; revive

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end/o-

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innermost; within

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in-

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in; not; within

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tub/o-

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tube

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nebul/o-

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mist

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-ator

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person/thing that does or produces

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anit-

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against

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bi/o-

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living organism; living tissue

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tuss/o-

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cough

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vir/o-

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virus

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dilat/o-

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dilate; widen

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cortic/o-

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cortex; outer region

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resect/o-

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cut out; remove

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-centesis

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procedure to puncture

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-tomy

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process of cutting; process of making an incision

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-stomy

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surgically created opening

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A&P

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auscultation and percussion

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ABG

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arterial blood gases

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AFB

A

acid-fast bacillus

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AP

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anteroposterior

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AQI

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air quality index

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ARDS

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acute respiratory distress syndrome

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BS

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breath sounds

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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CAT, CT

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computerized axial tomography

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CF

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cystic fibrosis

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CO

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carbon monoxide

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPAP

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continuous positive airway pressure

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CXR

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chest x-ray

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DOE

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dyspnea on exertion

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ETT

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endotracheal tube

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FBO

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foreign body object

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FEV1

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forced expiratory volume (in one second)

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FiO2

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fraction (percentage) of inspired oxygen

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FVC

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forced vital capacity

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IRDS

A

infant respiratory distress syndrome

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LTBI

A

latent tuberculosis infection

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MDI

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metered-dose inhaler

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MDR-TB

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multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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PA

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posteroanterior

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PCO2, pCO2

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patrial pressure of carbon dioxide

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PFT

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pulmonary function test

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PND

A

paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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RA

A

room air (no supplemental oxygen)

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RRT

A

registered respiratory therapis

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SARS

A

severe acute respiratory syndrome

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SOB

A

shortness of breath

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SpO2

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saturated partial oxygen

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TB

A

tuberculosis

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URI

A

upper respiratory infection

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V/Q

A

ventilation-perfusion (scan)

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