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Alveol/o-

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Alveolus (air sac)

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Aspir/o-

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To breath in; to suck in

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Asthm/o-

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Asthma

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Auscult/o-

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Listening

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Bronchi/o-

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Bronchus

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Ventil/o-

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Movement of air

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Tuss/o-

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Cough

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Turbin/o-

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Scroll-like structure; turbinate

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Tubercul/o-

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Nodule; tuberculosis

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Trache/o-

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Trachea (windpipe)

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Spir/o-

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Breathe; coil

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Thorac/o-

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Thorax (chest)

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Sept/o-

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Septum (dividing wall)

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Py/o-

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Pus

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Pulmon/o-

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Lung

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Pneumon/o-

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Lung; air

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Pneum/o-

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Lung; air

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Pne/o-

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Breathing

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Pleur/o-

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Pleura (lung membrane)

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Phren/o-

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Diaphragm; mind

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Pharyng/o-

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Pharynx

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Pector/o-

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Chest

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Ox/o-

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Oxygen

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Ox/y-

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Oxygen; quick

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Ox/i-

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Oxygen

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Nas/o-

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Nose

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Mucos/o-

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Mucous membrane

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Lob/o-

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Love of an organ

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Cyan/o-

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Blue

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Diaphragmatic/o-

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Diaphragm

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Glott/o-

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Glottis (of the larynx)

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Hal/o-

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Breathe

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Hem/o-

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Blood

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Laryng/o-

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Larynx (voice box)

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Cost/o-

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Rib

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Capn/o-

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Carbon dioxide

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Bronch/o-

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Bronchus

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Bronchiol/o-

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Bronchiole

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Therap/o-

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Treatment

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40
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-ist

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Person who specializes in

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Pulmon/o-

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Lung

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Log/o-

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Study of; word

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Cardi/o-

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Heart

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Thorac/o-

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Chest; thorax

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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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

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Acid-fast bacillus

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AP

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Anteropsterior

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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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ARDS

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome;

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

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53
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CF

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Cystic fibrosis

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54
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CO

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Carbon Monoxide

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CO2

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Carbon dioxide

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Cortic/o-

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Cortex; outer region

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Ex-

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Away from; out

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Pector/o-

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Chest

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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60
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CPAP

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(SEE-pap)

Continuous positive airway pressure

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CT

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Computerized tomography

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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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FEV (1)

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Forced expiratory volume (in one second)

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FiO (2)

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Fraction (percentage) of inhaled oxygen

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FVC

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Forced vital capacity

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HMD

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Hyaline membrane disease

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LLL

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Left lower lobe (of the lung)

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LUL

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Left upper lobe (of the lung)

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-ant

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Pertaining to

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Anti-

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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MDI

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Metered-dose inhaler

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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O2

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PCO(2), pCO(2)

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Partial pressure of Carbon dioxide

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PFT

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Pulmonary function test

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PND

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Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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Bi/o-

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Life; living organism; living tissue

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Vir/o-

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Dilat/o-

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Dilate; widen

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-or

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Person who does; person who produces; thing that does, thing that produces

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-stomy

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Surgically created opening

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-tomy

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Process of cutting; process of making an incision

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Bronch/o-

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Tub/o-

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Steth/o-

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-ation

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Process; being; having

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Auscult/o-

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Percuss/o-

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-ion

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Action; condition

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-scope

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Instrument used to examine

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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Resuscit/o-

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Raise up again; revive

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Tom/o-

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Cut; layer; slice

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Per-

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Through; throughout

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Fus/o-

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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Radi/o-

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Forearm bone; radiation; x-ray

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Poly-

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Many; much

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Somn/o-

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-ity

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Condition; state

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Sensitiv/o-

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Affected by; sensitive to

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-in

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-meter

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Instrument used to measured

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Arteri/o-

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Carbox/y-

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Carbon monoxide

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Glob/o-

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Comprehensive; shaped like a glob

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Circum/o-

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Or/o-

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Tachy-

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-osis

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Condition; process

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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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Orth/o-

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-emia

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Condition of the blood; substance in the blood

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PO(2); pO(2)

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Partial pressure of oxygen

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V/Q

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Ventilation-perfusion (scan)

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URI

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Upper respiratory infection

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TPR

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Temperature, pulse, and respiratory

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TB

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Tuberculosis

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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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SIDS

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Sudden infant death syndrome

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-centesis

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Procedure to puncture

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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Resect/o-

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Cut out; remove

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Re-

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Again and again; backwards; unable to

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In-

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In; not; within

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-pnea

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Paroxysm/o-

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Sudden sharp attack

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An-

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Not; without

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A-

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Away from; without

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Effus/o-

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Pouring out

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-itis

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Infection of; inflammation of

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-isy

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Condition of infection; condition of inflammation

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-cle

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Small thing

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-ole

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Small thing

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Hil/o-

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Indentation

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Metabol/o-

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Change; transformation

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Eu-

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Good; normal

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Pariet/o-

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Wall of a cavity

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Viscer/o-

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Large internal organs

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Alveol/o-

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-ate

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Composed of; pertaining to

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Respiratory system also known as

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Respiratory tract

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Nasopharynx

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Area of the throat posterior to the nasal cavity

152
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Oropharynx

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The area of the throat that is posterior to the oral cavity

153
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Laryngopharynx

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Posterior to the larynx

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Epiglottis

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Lid like structure

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-ectasis

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Condition of dilation

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Rales

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Irregular cracking or bubbling sounds during inspiration. Wet rales are caused by fluid in the alveoli. Dry rales caused by chronic irritation or fibrosis

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Atel/o-

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Imcomplete

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Syn-

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-drome

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Purul/o-

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Phil/o-

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Attraction to; fondness to

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Coni/o-

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Anthrac/o-

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