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1
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Combining form that immun/o means immunity or ______________

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Exempt

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Combining form that means red is

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Erythro

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Combining form thromb/o means

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clot

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Combining form iatr/o means

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physician

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Combining form my/o means

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muscle

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Combining form myc/o, fung/o means

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fungus

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Combining form valvul/o means

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little valve

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Combining form arter/o, arteri/o means

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artery

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Combining form angi/o means

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blood vessel

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Combining form adren/o means

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adrenal gland

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Combining form ech/o means

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sound

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Combining form bronch/o, bronch/i means

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airway, bronchus

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Combining form carcin/o means

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cancer

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Combining form crypt/o means

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hidden

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Combining form cyst/o means

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bladder, sac

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Combining form electr/o means

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electricity

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Combining form embol/o means

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plug

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Combining form globin/o means

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protein

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Combining form glott/o means

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opening into the windpipe

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Combining form hem/o, hemat/o means

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blood

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Combining form hom/o, home/o means

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same

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Combining form idi/o means

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individual

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Combining form immun/o means

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exempt, immunity

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Combining form isch/o means

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hold back

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Combining form laryng/o means

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voice box, larynx

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Combining form lob/o means

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round part, lobe

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Combining form lymph/o means

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clear water or fluid

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Combining form nas/o means

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nose

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Combining form nat/o means

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birth

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30
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Combining form nosocom/o means

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hospital

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Combining form orth/o means

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straight

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Combining form ox/i, ox/o means

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oxygen

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Combining form pect/o, pector/o means

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chest

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Combining form pharyng/o means

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throat, pharynx

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Combining form phleb/o means

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vein

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Combining form pleur/o means

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pleura, rib

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Combining form pneum/o, pneumon/o means

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lung, air

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38
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Combining form poikil/o means

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irregular

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39
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Combining form proct/o means

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rectum, or anus

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Combining form pulmon/o means

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lung

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41
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Combining form py/o means

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pus

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42
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Combining form rhin/o means

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nose

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43
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Combining form scler/o means

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hard, sclera

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44
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Combining form sept/o means

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putrefying; wall, partition

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Combining form sinus/o means

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cavity

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46
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Combining form son/o means

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sound

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Combining form sphygm/o, sphyx/o means

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pulse

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48
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Combining form spir/o means

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breathe

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49
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Combining form steat/o means

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fat

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Combining form sten/o means

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narrow

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51
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Combining form stern/o means

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chest, sternum

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52
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Combining form tampon/o means

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plug

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53
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Combining form thorac/o means

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chest, thorax

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54
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Combining form thromb/o means

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clot

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Combining form tonsill/o means

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almond, tonsil

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Combining form tox/o means

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poison

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57
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Combining form troph/o means

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development

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58
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Combining form tubercul/o means

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little swelling

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Combining form varic/o means

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dilated vein

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Combining form vas/o means

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vessel

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Combining form vascul/o means

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little vessel

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Combining form ven/o means

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vein

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Combining form thym/o means

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wartlike, thymus gland

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Combining form aut/o means

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self

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65
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Combining form necr/o means

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death

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66
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suffix -emia means

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condition of blood

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67
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suffix -lysis means

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loosen, disolve

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suffix -megaly means

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abnormally large

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suffix -osis means

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condition of

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suffix -penia means

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abnormal reduction in number, deficiency

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suffix -rrhage means

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abnormal discharge

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suffix -crit means

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to seprate

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73
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suffix -ic means

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pertaining to

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suffix -phylaxis means

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protection

prophylaxis: Any treatment that tends to prevent the onset of an infection or disease

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suffix -tic means

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pertaining to

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suffix -algia means

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condition of pain

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77
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suffix -dynia means

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condition of pain

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suffix -genic means

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pertaining to producing, forming

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suffix -plegia means

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paralysis

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suffix -sis means

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state of

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suffix -spasm means

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sudden involuntary muscle contraction

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suffix -ac, -ary means

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pertaining to

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suffix -centesis means

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surgical puncture

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suffix -oma means

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tumor

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suffix -osis means

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condition of

86
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suffix -stomy means

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surgical creation of an opening

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suffix -capnia means

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condition of carbon dioxide

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suffix -oxia means

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condition of oxygen

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suffix -dynia means

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condition of pain

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suffix -phonia means

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condition of sound

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suffix -pnea means

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breath

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suffix -ptysis means

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to cough up

93
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suffix -rrhagia means

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abnormal discharge

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suffix -staxis means

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dripping

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suffix -ectasis means

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expansion, dilation

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combining form muc/o means

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mucus

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combining form coni/o means

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dust

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Abbreviation AIDS means

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Acquired immunodeficency syndrome

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Abbreviation CBC means

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complete blood count

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Abbreviation HCT, Hct means

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hematocrit

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Abbreviation HGB, Hgb means

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hemoglobin

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Abbreviation HIV means

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human immunodeficency virus

103
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Abbreviation MRSA means

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methicillin-resistant

Stapylococcus aureus

104
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Abbreviation PLT means

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platelet count

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Abbreviation PT means

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prothrombin time

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Abbreviation PTT means

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partial thromboplastin time

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Abbreviation RBC means

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Red blood count or red blood cell

108
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Abbreviation WBC means

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White blood count or white blood cell

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Abbreviation AV means

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atrioventricular

110
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Abbreviation ASHD means

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atherosclerotic heart disease

111
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Abbreviation CABG means

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coronary artery bypass graft

112
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Abbreviation CHF means

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congestive heart failure

113
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Abbreviation CPR means

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cardiopulmonary resucitation

114
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Abbreviation MI means

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myocardial infraction (heart attack)

115
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Abbreviation ECG/EKG means

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electrocardiogram

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Abbreviation PET means

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positron emission tomography

117
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Abbreviation ASD means

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atrial septal defect

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Abbreviation CAD means

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coronary artery disease

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Abbreviation TB means

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tuberculosis

120
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Abbreviation AFB means

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acid-fast bacilli

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Abbreviation NRDS means

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neonatal respiratory distress

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Abbreviation PE means

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pulmonary embolism

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Abbreviation CPR means

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cardiopulmonary resucitation

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Abbreviation ABG’s means

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arterial blood gasses

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Abbreviation CXR means

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chest x-ray

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Abbreviation COPD means

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

127
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Abbreviation URI means

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upper respiratory infection

128
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Abbreviation CF means

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cystic fibrosis

129
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Organs of the lymph system include: lymph nodes, lymphatic nodules, tonsils, thymus gland, & ____________?

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spleen

130
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Pea-sized organs that are filled with white blood cells are ____________ nodes

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lymph

131
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The medical term for an abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes in the blood is ________ or polycythemia

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erythrocytosis

132
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The acronym AIDS stands for

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

133
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The definition of anemia is absence of

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blood

134
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The general term for an abnormal condition of the blood is

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dyscrasia “difficult tempearment”

135
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The medical term for swelling

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edemia

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A mass of blood outside a blood vessel ia called a

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hemorrage

137
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The medical term for inflammation of the lymph node is

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lymphadenitis

138
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If not immunized, getting a puncture wound in the foot from steeping on a dirty nail could result in

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tetanus

139
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The percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood is the

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hematocrit

140
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A lab tech performs a test to make sure the patients blood is compatible with the blood about to be received by transfusion. This test is called __________-matching.

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cross

141
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An unwanted blood clot is called

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thrombus

142
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The study concerned with immunity and

allergy is called

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immunology

143
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A specialist in the field of blood is called

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hematologist

144
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A systemwide disease caused by the presence of bacteria and their toxins circulating in the blood

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septicemia

145
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Condition of large cells

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macrocytosis

146
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Stopage of blood

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hemostasis

147
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Surgical removal of the spleen

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splenectomy

148
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Death of a tissue or organ

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necrosis

149
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A specialist in the heart is called

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cardiologist

150
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The medical term for an abnormal heart rhythm is

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dysrrythmia

151
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The medical term for fast heartbeat is

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tachycardia

152
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A symptom in which a blue tinge is seen in the skin and mucous membranes, which is caused by oxygen deficiency, is

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cyanosis

153
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The patient has a bulging of an arterial wall, caused by an acquired weakness of the arterial wall as blood is pushed against it. The patient is diagnosis of an

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aneurysm

154
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The medical term for enlargement of the heart is

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Cardiomegaly

155
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An abnormally low flow of blood to the tissues is called

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ischemia

156
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An abnormal gurgling or blowing sound heard when listening to the heart is a heart

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murmur

157
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Hypotension is the medical term for _______ blood pressure.

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low

158
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Hypertension is the medical term for _____ blood pressure

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high

159
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Swollen varicose veins in the rectum are called

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hemorrhoids

160
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Insertion of a narrow flexable tube, or catheter, through a blood vessel into the heart to withdraw blood samples, measure pressures, and injest contrast medium for imaging purposes is a

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Cardiac Catheterization

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A battery powered device that is implanted under the skin and wired to the SA node is a

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Cardiac pacemaker

162
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An instrument used for listening to internal sounds is a

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stethoscope

163
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Medical term for a narrow flexible tube is a

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catheter

164
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Medical term for an electric charge applied to the chest in order to restore normal heart rhythm is

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defibrillation

165
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Ultrasound image of the heart is an

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Echocardiogram

166
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Disease of an artery

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arteriopathy

167
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Simultaneous inflammation of many arteries

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polyarteritis

168
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Inflammation of the vein

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phlebitis

169
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The record of the electrical activity of the heart

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electrocardiogram

170
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Term that means without sound or voice

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aphonia

171
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The medical term epistaxis is used for bleeding from the

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nose

172
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Medical term that means hoarseness of the voice is

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dysphonia

173
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Medical term for difficult breathing

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dyspnea

174
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When blood pools inside the cavity surrounding the lungs, it is called a

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hemothorax

175
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Medical term that means difficult breathing except in an upright position

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orthopnea

176
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Medical term for excessively fast breathing

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tachypnea

177
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Medical term for mucus-filled materical that is coughed up and spit out is called

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sputum

178
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Inflammation of the bronchi

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bronchitis

179
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Chronic inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi is know as

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LBT (laryngotracheobronchitis)

180
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Inflammation of the nose and throat is called

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nosopharynitis

181
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Inflammation of the throat

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pharynitis

182
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Inflammation of the soft lung tissue in which the alveoli become filled with fluids, which is caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infection is called

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pneumonia

183
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The presence of air or gas inside the pleural cavity is called

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pneumothorax

184
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Inflammation of the sinuses is

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sinusitis

185
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Presence of pus inside the pleural cavity is called a ___________ or empyema

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pyothorax

186
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Viewing the bronchi using an instrument is called a

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bronchoscopy

187
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A device that pushes air into a patients airway is a mechanial

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ventilator

188
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A device that converts liquid medicine into a mist that can be inhaled is a

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nebulizer

189
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Excision of a lung is known as

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pneumonoectomy

190
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Bleeding from the nose

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rhinorrhea

191
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Chest pain

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thoraclagia

192
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The process of viewing the larynx

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laryngoscopy

193
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The process of measuring oxygen in the blood pulse

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oximetry

194
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Instrument used to measure breathing

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spirometer

195
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Surgical repair of the nose

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rhinoplasty

196
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Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea

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tracheostomy

197
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Incision into the chest

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thoracotomy

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