chapter 12- terminology Flashcards by Krista Kowiak | Brainscape

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adenoid

A

adenoids
ie: adenoidectomy
(tonsils)

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alveol

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alveolus, air sac

ie: alveolar

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bronch, bronchi

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bronchial tube, bronchus

ie: bronchospasm

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bronchiol

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bronchiole, small bronchus

ie: bronchiolitis

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capn

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carbon dioxide

ie: hypercapnia

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coni

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dust

ie:pneumoconiosis

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cyan

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blue

ie:cyanosis

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epiglott

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epiglottis

ie: epiglottitis

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laryng

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larynx, voice box

ie: laryngeal

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lob

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lobe of the lung

ie: lobectomy

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mediastin

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mediastinum

ie: mediastinscopy

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nas

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nose

ie: paranasal sinuses

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orth

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straight, upright
ie: orthopnea
orthodontist

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ox

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oxygen

ie: hypoxia

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pector

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chest

ie: expectoration

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pharyng

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Pharynx, throat

ie: pharyngeal

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phon

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voice

ie: dsyphonia

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phren

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diaphragm

ie: phrenic nerve (motor nerve to the diaphragm)

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pleur

A

pleura

ie: pleurodynia

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pneum, pneumon

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air, lung

ie: pneumothorax

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pulmon

A

lung

ie: pulmonary

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rhin

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nose

ie: rhinorrhea

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sinus

A

sinus, cavity

ie: sinusitis

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spir

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breathing
ie: spirometer
respiration

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tel

A

complete

ie: atelectasis

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thorac

A

chest

ie: thoracotomy

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tonsill

A

tonsils

ie: tonsillectomy

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trache

A

trachea, windpipe

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-ema

A

condition

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-osmia

A

smell

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-pnea

A

breathing
ie: dyspnea
apnea

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-sphyxia

A

pulse

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-thorax

A

pleural cavity, chest