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Ch 4 - Respiratory System Flashcards

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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nas/o

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nose

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rhin/o

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nose

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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alveol/o

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alveolus (plural, alveoli)

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bronchi/o, bronch/o

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bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneumo, pneumon/o

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air; lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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thorac/o

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chest

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-algia

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pain

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-osmia

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smell

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-oxia

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oxygen

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-pnea

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breathing

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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-thorax

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chest

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nares (singular, naris)

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nostrils

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhagia

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bursting forth (of)

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aer/o

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air

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-stenosis

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narrowing or stricture

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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-malacia

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softening

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external respiration

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gas exchange between the body and the outside environment

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internal (cellular) respiration

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gas exchange at the cellular level between the blood and body tissue cells

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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aspiration

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removal by suction, as the removal of fluid or gas from a body cavity or the procurement of biopsy specimens

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the drawing of a foreign substance, such as the gastric contents, into the respiratory tract during inhalation.

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lob/o

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lobe

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a-

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without

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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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CPAP

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continuous positive airway pressure

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OSA

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obstructive sleep apnea

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orth/o

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straight

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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muc/o

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mucus

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myc/o

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fungus

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-oles

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small or minute

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Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)

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a type of pneumonia seen in patients with AIDS

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emphys/o

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to inflate

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-ema

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state of; condition

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emphys/ema

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chronic disease characterized by over-expansion and destruction of alveoli, commonly associated with cigarette smoking

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COPD

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema

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dyspnea

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painful or difficult breathing

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crackles

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fine crackling or bubbling sounds, commonly heard during inspiration when there is fluid in the alveoli; also called rales

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friction rub

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dry, grating sound heard with a stethoscope during auscultation (listening for sounds within the body)

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rhonchi

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loud, coarse or snoring sounds heard during inspiration or expiration that is caused by obstructed airways

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stridor

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high-pitched, musical sound made on inspiration that is caused by an obstruction in the trachea or larynx

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wheezes

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continuous high-pitched whistling sounds, usually during expiration, that are caused by narrowing of an airway

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acidosis

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excessive acidity of blood due to an accumulation of acids or an excessive loss of bicarbonate

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acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

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respiratory insufficiency marked by progressive hypoxia

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anoxia

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total absence of oxygen in body tissues

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atelectasis

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collapse of lung tissue, preventing respiratory exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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atel/o

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incomplete, imperfect

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consolidation

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process of becoming solid, especially in connection with the lungs

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coryza

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acute inflammation of nasal passages accompanied by profuse nasal discharge; a cold

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croup

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acute respiratory syndrome that occurs primarily in children and infants and is characterized by laryngeal obstruction and spasm, barking cough, and stridor

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cystic fibrosis (CF)

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genetic disease of exocrine glands characterized by excessive secretions of this mucus that do not drain normally, causing obstruction of passageways (including pancreatic and bile ducts and bronchi)

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empyema

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pus in a body cavity, especially in the pleural cavity (pyothorax)

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epiglottitis

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in acute form, a severe, life-threatening infection of the epiglottis and surrounding area that occurs most commonly in children between ages 2 and 12

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epistaxis

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hemorrhage from the nose; nosebleed

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hypoxemia

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deficiency of oxygen in the blood, usually a sign of respiratory impairment (-emia = blood)

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hypoxia

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deficiency of oxygen in body tissues, usually a sign of respiratory impairment

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influenza

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acute, contagious respiratory infection characterized by sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, and muscle pain.

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lung cancer

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pulmonary malignancy commonly attributable to cigarette smoking

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pertussis

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acute infectious disease characterized by a “whoop”-sounding cough; also called whooping cough

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pleural effusion

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abnormal presence of fluid in the pleural cavity

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pneumothorax

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collection of air in the pleural cavity, causing the complete or partial collapse of a lung

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sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

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completely unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently well, or virtually well, infant; also called crib death

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arterial blood gas (ABG)

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measurement of oxygen and carbon dioxide content of arterial blood by various methods

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bronchoscopy

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visual examination of the interior bronchi using a bronchoscope, a flexible fiberoptic instrument with a light, which can be inserted through the nose or mouth.

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chest x-ray

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radiograph of the chest taken from the anteroposterior (AP), posteroanterior (PA), or lateral projections

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computed tomography (CT)

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radiographic technique that uses a narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc around the patient to acquire multiple views of the body that a computer interprets to produce cross-sectional images of that body part

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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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radiographic technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce multi-planar cross-sectional images of the body

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pulmonary function tests (PFTs)

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variety of tests to determine the capacity of the lungs to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide efficiently

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forced vital capacity (FVC)

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measurement of the amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled from the lungs after the deepest inhalation

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forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)

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measurement of the volume of air that can be forcefully exhaled during the first second of measuring the FVC

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spirometry

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measurement of FVC and FEV1, producing a tracing on a graph

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postural drainage

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use of body positioning to assist in removal of secretions from specific lobes of the lung, bronchi, or lung cavities

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bronchodilators

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drugs used to increase airflow by dilating constricted airways through relaxation of the smooth muscles that surround the bronchioles and bronchi

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corticosteroids

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hormonal agents that reduce tissue edema and inflammation associated with chronic lung disease

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nebulized mist treatment (NMT)

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therapy that uses a device to produce a fine spray (nebulizer) that delivers medication directly into the lungs

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-plasm

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formation, growth

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neo-

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new

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peri-

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around

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or/o

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mouth

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ox/o

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oxygen

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spir/o

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to breathe

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my/o

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muscle

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carcin/o

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cancer

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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