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Chapter 3 & 4 Flashcards

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Epidermis

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  • Stratum corneum

- Basal layer

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Dermis

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  • Subcutaneous tissue
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Accessory Organs (Integumentary)

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  • Sebaceous (oil) glands
  • Sudoriferous (sweat) glands
  • Hair
  • Nails
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cutane/o , dermat/o, derm/o

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skin

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adip/o , lip/o , steat/o

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fat

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hidr/o , sudor/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaley

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cyan/o

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blue

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melan/o

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black

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous

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squam/o

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scale

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leuk/o

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white

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erythr/o

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red

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-derma

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skin

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-oid

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resembling

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-phoresis

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carrying; transmission

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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onych/o/malado

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softening of the nail(s)

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cyr/o/therapy

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treatment with cold

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seb/o/rrhea

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discharge or flow of sebum

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sub/cutane/ous

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pertaining to under the skin

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cyan/osis

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abnormal condition of blue (skin)

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suder/iferous

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condition of sweat

** hidrosis is abnormal condition

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leukocyte

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white cell

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melanocyte

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black cell

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xeroderma

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skin that is dry

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32
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homograft/ allograft

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transplantation of the same species

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33
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carcinoma

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tumor (composed of) cancer

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34
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the spread of cancer from one part of the body to another site

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metastasis

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35
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localized collection of pus at infection site

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abscess

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36
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an abscess in a hair follicle and adjacent subcutaneous tissue

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furuncle (boil)

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37
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a cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue

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carbuncle

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  • inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles
  • marked by appearance of papules, pustules, and comedones
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acne vulgaris

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  • contagious parasitic skin infection that is the result of infestation by the itch mite
  • produces intense pruritus and a sensation of something crawling on the skin
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scabies

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40
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  • common contagious, superficial skin infection

- manifests with early vesicular or pustular lesions that rupture and form thick yellow crusts

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impetigo

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41
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absence or loss of hair, especially of the head

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alopecia

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42
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removal of necrotized tissue from a traumatic or infected area by surgical excision, enzymes, or chemical agents; used to promote healing and prevent infection

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debridement

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors ranging from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow

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ecchymosis

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elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

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hematoma

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allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are itchy

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urticaria

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46
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localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches; leukoderma

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vitiligo

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an uncomfortable, irritating sensation that creates an urge to scratch that can involve any part of the body

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pruritus

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48
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excision of a piece of tissue from a body site for microscopic examination

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biopsy

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49
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incision of a lesion followed by the drainage of its content, such as an abscess

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I & D

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50
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transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft

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allograft

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51
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transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual

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autograft

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52
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  • Nose
  • Septum
  • Pharynx (throat)
  • Larynx (voice box)
  • Trachea (windpipe)
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upper respiratory tract

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53
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  • Lungs
    • Alveoli
  • Bronchi
    • Bronchioles
  • Diaphragm
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Lower respiratory tract

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54
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nas/o , rhin/o

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nose

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55
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tonsill / o

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tonsils

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56
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adenoid/o

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adenoid

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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laryng/o

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larynx

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trache/o

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trachea

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60
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pneum/o , pneumon/o

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air; lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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bronch/o , bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchioles

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thorac/o

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chest

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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-ectasis

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dilation; expansion

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-osmia

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smell

68
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-pnea

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breathing

69
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inflammation of the bronchi

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bronchitis

70
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paralysis of the larynx

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laryngoplegia

71
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visual examination of the bronchi

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bronchoscopy

72
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incision of the trachea

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tracheotomy

73
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instrument for examining the larynx

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laryngoscope

74
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disease of the chest

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thoracopathy

75
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rapid breathing

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tachy/pnea

76
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excision of tonsils

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tonsillectomy

77
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resembling mucus

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mucoid

78
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surgical repair of the nose

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rhinoplasty

79
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specialist in (treatment of) lungs

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tracheotomy

80
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swallowing air

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aerophagia

81
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without (absence of) breathing

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apnea

82
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creation of an opening (mouth) in the trachea

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tracheostomy

83
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excision of the larynx

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laryngectomy

84
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  • collapse of a lung causes severe shortness of breath, sudden sharp chest pains, falling blood pressure, rapid weak pulse, and shallow and weak respirations.
  • treatment: patient is more comfortable in a Fowler or semi-Fowler position and may require oxygen.
  • thoracostomy is performed to withdraw air from the cavity
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pneumothorax

85
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pus in a body cavity, especially in the pleural cavity

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empyema

86
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chronic disease characterized by the overexpansion and destruction of alveoli; commonly associated with cigarette smoking

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emphysema

87
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bleeding from the nose

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epistaxis

88
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inadequate supply of oxygenated blood to a body part due to an interruption of blood flow

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ischemia

89
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  • tissue biopsy for cancer detection of lungs.

- remove obstruction (tissue or other), or observe directly for pathological changes.

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bronchoscopy

90
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  • common lung function test

- measures capacity of the lungs and the volume of air during inhalation and expiration

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spirometry

91
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  • removes fluid from pleural space for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
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thoracentesis

92
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  • opening into trachea with placement of indwelling tube
  • allows air to flow into lungs
  • aids in the removal of secretions (mucus) from bronchial tubes
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tracheostomy

93
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term means yellow skin

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xanthoderma

94
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minute hemorrhagic spot of skin

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petechia

95
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a diagnosis of scleroderma means the skin is…

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hardened

96
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inflammation of the skin

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dermatitis

97
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a characteristic sign of sunburns

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erythroderma

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localized loss of skin pigmentation

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vitiligo

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cutane/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hydr/o

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water

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ichthy/o

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dry/scaly

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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py/o

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pus

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous

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squam/o

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scale

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xer/o

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dry

114
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-malacia

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softening

115
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-oid

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resembling

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-pathy

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disease

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

118
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-plasty

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surgical repair

119
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absence of hair

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alopecia

120
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vesicle or blister larger than 1cm in diameter

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bulla

121
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small slit or crack like sore that extends into the dermal area

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fissure

122
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excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women

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hirsutism

123
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horny growth on the skin, such as a callus

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keratosis

124
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flat, pigmented, circumscribed area of the skin; freckles

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macule

125
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minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin

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petechia

126
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skin transplanted from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human

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xenograft

127
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inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchial tubes

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bronchitis

128
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a surgical puncture to remove fluid from the lung

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pneumocentosis

129
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pain associated with the membrane that covers the lungs

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pleuralgia

130
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natural process of drawing air into the lungs

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inspiration

131
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a narrowing or stricture of the voice box

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laryngostenosis

132
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presence of pus in the pleural cavity

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pyothorax

133
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difficult or labored breathing

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dyspnea

134
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involuntary contraction of the bronchi

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bronchospasm

135
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atel/o

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incomplete

136
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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

137
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pneum/o

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air; lung

138
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cyan/o

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blue

139
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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

140
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pulmon/o

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air; lung

141
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py/o

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pus

142
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rhin/o

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nose

143
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trache/o

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trachea

144
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lob/o

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lobe

145
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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

146
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-osmia

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smell

147
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-oxia

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oxygen

148
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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

149
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-pnea

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breathing

150
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collapse of lung tissue, preventing exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

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atelectasis

151
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excision of the entire lung

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pneumonectomy

152
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abnormal chest sounds resembling snoring that are produced in airways with accumulated fluids

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rhonchi

153
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whistling or sighing sound resulting from narrowing of the lumen of a respiratory passageway that occurs in asthma, croup.

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wheeze

154
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pus in a body cavity

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empyema

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