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adeniods` Adeniodectomy

Adeniod hypertrophy

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Adeniods

Adeniodectomy = surgical removal of the adeniod

Adeniod hypertrophy = Excessive enlargement or development of adeniod

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Alveol/o

Alveolar

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Alveolus, air sac

alveolar= pertaining to air sacs

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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Bronchospasm

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Involuntary contraction of muscles within the bronchial tubes

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bronchiectasis

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dilation of bronchial tubes

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bronchodilator

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A chemical or substance that allows of the dilation of the bronchial tube

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bronchopleural

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pertaining to the bronchial tube and the pleura or pleural cavity

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bronchiol/o

bronchiolitis

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bronchiole,small bronchus

Inflammation in the bronchioles

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capn/o

hypercapnia

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carbon dioxide

A condition of high levels of carbon dioxide in blood

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coni/o

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Dust

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pneumoconiosis

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pneum/o/coni/osis= abnormal condition of dust in lungs

osis=abnormal condition
pneum/o=lung
coni=dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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Cyanosis

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cyan/osis= abnormal condition of blue skin

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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epiglottitis

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inflammation in the epiglottis

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laryng/o

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larynx,voice box

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laryngeal

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pertaining to a larynx

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laryngospasm

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contraction of muscles within the larynx

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laryngitis

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inflammation in the larynx or voice box

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lob/o

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lobe of the lung

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lobectomy

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Surgical removal of a lobe

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Mediastin/o

Mediastinoscopy

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mediastinum

the process of visual examination of the mediastinum

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nas/o

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nose

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paranasal sinuses

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sinuses next to nose

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orth/o

orthopnea

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straight/upright

orth/o/pnea = breathing in any position causes discomfort except in upright positons

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ox/o

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oxygen

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hypoxia

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blood condition of low levels of blood

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pector/o

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chest

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expectoration

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Ex/pector/ation- explusion of material such as plegm

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pharyng/o

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pharynx, throat

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pharyngeal

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pertaining to the pharynx

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phon/o

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voice

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dysphonia

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dys/phon/ia - a condition of voice

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phren/o

phrenic Nerve

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diaphragm

Phrenic nerve = nerve that innervates on the diaphragm and messages are sent from the brain

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pleurodynia

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pain associated with inflammation in the pleural caviety

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pleural effusion

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Fluid collects in the pleural cavity

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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air, lung

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pneumothorax

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air within the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs

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pneumonoectomy

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pneumon/o/ectomy = surgical removal of lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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pulmonary

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pertaining to the lung

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rhin/o

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nose

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rhinoplasty

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surgical repair of the nose

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rhinorrhea

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discharge/flow through the nose

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sinus/o

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sinus, cavity

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sinusitis

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inflammation

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spir/o

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Breathing

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respiration

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the action of breathing over and over again

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spirometer

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instrument to measure breathing

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exspiration

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explusion of air through lungs

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tel/o

atelectasis

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complete

a/tel/ectasis = incomplete expansion of lung

ectasis=expansion

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thorac/o-

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chest

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thoracotomy

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incision placed into chest

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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tonsillectomy

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surgical removal of tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea,windpipe

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tracheotomy

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incision of windpipe(trachea)

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-ema

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condition

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empyema

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Em/py/ema

em=in
py=pus
ema=condition

pus is the pleural condition

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-osmia

anosmia

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smell

an/osmia = absence of the sense of smell

anosmia= absence of the sense of smell

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-pnea

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breathing

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apnea

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lack of breathing

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dyspnea

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difficulty breathing

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hyperpnea

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breathing too much - excessive breathing

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tachypnea

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increased rate of breathing

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-ptysis

hemoptysis

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spitting

spitting up of blood

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-sphyxia

asphyxia

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pulse

lack of pulse

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-thorax

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pleural cavity, chest

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pyothorax

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pus in the chest

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auscultation

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listening to sounds within the body

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percussion

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tapping on the surface to determine the difference in the density of the underlying structure

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pleural Rub

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scratchy sound produced by plural sufaces rubbing against each other

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rales (crackles)

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Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation(during inhalation) whenthere is fluid in the alveoli

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rhonchi`

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loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation on chronchi obstructed by sputum

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sputum

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material exprelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spillting

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stridor

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strained, high pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx

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wheezes

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continuous high pitched whistling sounding produced during breathing

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Croup

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Acute cirral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor

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diphtheria

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Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium

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epistaxis

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Nosebleed

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pertussis

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whopping cough, highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx,laynx, and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis

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asthma

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Chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production

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bronchiectasis

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chronic dilation of a bronchus secondary to infection

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chronic bronchitis

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Inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time, type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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cystic fibrosis

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inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretion in the respiratory that do not drain normally

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Hello

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My its me

88
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I have been wondering

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If after all these years you like to see

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