Respiratory Flashcards by Gayle Stephens

Q

alveol/o

A

alveolus, air sac

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

A

bronchus, bronchial tubes

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole, small bronchus

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capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

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coni/o

A

dust

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cyan/o

A

blue

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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx, voice box

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lob/o

A

lobe of the lung

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mediastin/o

A

mediastinum

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nas/o

A

nose

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orth/o

A

straight, upright

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ox/o

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oxygen

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pector/o

A

chest

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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

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phon/o

A

voice

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phren/o

A

diaphragm

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pleur/o

A

pleura

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

lung, air

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pulmon/o

A

lung

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rhin/o

A

nose

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sinus/o

A

sinus, cavity

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spir/o

A

breathing

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tel/o

A

complete

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thorac/o

A

chest

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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

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-ema

A

condition

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-osmia

A

smell

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-pnea

A

breathing

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-ptysis

A

spitting

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-sphyxia

A

pulse

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-thorax

A

pleural cavity, chest

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inspiration

A

process of breathing in

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expiration

A

process of breathing out

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nares

A

openings through the nose

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respiration

A

process of moving air into and out of lungs, breathing

Q

pneumothorax

A

air accumulating in the pleural area of the chest cavity

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auscultation

A

listening to sounds within the body

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epistaxis

A

nosebleed

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adenoid/o

A

adenoids