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Chapter 9: The Respiratory System Flashcards

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alvel/o

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air sac, alveolus

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bronch/o, bronch/i

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airway, bronchus

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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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laryng/o

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voice box, larynx

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lob/o

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a rounded part, lobe

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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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ox/i

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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throat, pharynx

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phragm/o, phragmat/o

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partition

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pleur/o

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rib, pleura

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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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rhin/o

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nose

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sept/o

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putrefying; wall, partition

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sinus/o

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cavity

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thorac/o

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chest, thorax

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trache/o

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windpipe, trachea

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a-, an-

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without, absence of

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad, abnormal, painful, difficult

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epi-

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upon, over, above, on top

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eu-

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normal, good

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hyper-

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excessive, abnormally high, above

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hypo-

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deficient, abnormally low, below

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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orth/o

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straight

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-algia

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condition of pain

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-dynia

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condition of pain

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-emia

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condition of blood

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-oxia

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condition of oxygen

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-phonia

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condition of sound or voice

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-pnea

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breath

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-ptysis

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to cough up

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-rrhagia

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abnormal discharge

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-spasm

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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-staxis

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dripping

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atel/o

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incomplete

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carcin/o

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cancer

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coccidioid/o

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coccidioides immitis (a fungus)

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coni/o

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cyst/o

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bladder, sac

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embol/o

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fibr/o

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glott/o

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opening into the windpipe

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myc/o

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py/o

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sinus/o

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sphyx/o

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sten/o

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tonsill/o

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almond, tonsil

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tubercul/o

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little swelling

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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expansion, dilation

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-genic

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pertaining to producing, forming

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-ia

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condition of

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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condition or disease

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-itis

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inflammation

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-oma

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-osis

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condition of

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anti-

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against, opposite of

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endo-

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aden/o

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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dilat/o

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ot/o

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spir/o

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-ectomy

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surgical excision, removal

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-gram

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a record or image

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-graphy

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recording process

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-ion

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-meter

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measure, measuring instrument

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-metry

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measurement, process of measuring

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-oid

A

resembeling

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scope

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instrument used for viewing

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-scopy

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process of viewing

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-stomy

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surgical creation of an opening

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-tomy

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incision, to cut

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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AFB

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acid-fast bacilli smear

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ARDS

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adult (acute) respiratory distress syndrome

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CF

A

cystic fibrosis

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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 device

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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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ENT

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ear, nose, throat specialist

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NRDS

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neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

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NSCLC

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non-small cell lung cancer

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PE

A

pulmonary embolism

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PPD

A

purified protein derivative

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PFTs

A

pulmonary function tests

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RDS

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respiratory distress syndrome

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SARS

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severe acute respiratory syndrome

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SCLC

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small cell lung cancer

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SOB

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shortness of breath

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TB

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tuberculosis

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URI

A

upper respiratory infection

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V/Q scan

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ventilation-perfusion scanning

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