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Respiratory System Flashcards

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aer/o

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air

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alveol/o

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alveolus

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anthrac/o

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coal

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atel/o

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incomplete

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bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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coni/o

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dust

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyst/o

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sac

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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hal/o

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to breathe

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laryng/o

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larynx

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hal/o

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to breathe

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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muc/o

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mucus

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nas/o

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mucus

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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pleura

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pneum/o

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lung/ air

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pnuemon/o

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lung/ air

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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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wall

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sinus/o

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sinus

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somn/o

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sleep

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spir/o

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breathing

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trache/o

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treachea

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tuss/o

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cough

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-osmia

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smell

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-phonia

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voice

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-phylaxis

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protection

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-thorax

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chest

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aer/o

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air

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anthrac/o

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coal

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arteri/o

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artery

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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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coni/o

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dust

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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diaphragmat/o

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diaphragm

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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hist/o

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tissue

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lob/o

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lobe

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myc/o

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nas/o

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ot/o

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ox/i

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pharyng/o

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pleur/o

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pneum/o

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pneumon/o

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pulmon/o

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py/o

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rhin/o

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sept/o

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sinus/o

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somn/o

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spir/o

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thorac/o

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trache/o

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tuss/o

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-al

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pertaining to

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-algia

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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-centesis

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picture to withdraw fluid

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-dynia

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectasis

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-emia

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blood condition

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-genic

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produced by

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-gram

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ia

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ism

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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-lytic

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destruction

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

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-ory

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pertaining to

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-osmia

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-ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-phonia

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-phylaxis

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protection

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-plasm

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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-pnea

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-ptysis

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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-scope

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process of visually examining

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-spasm

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involuntary muscle contraction

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-stenosis

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-thorax

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-tic

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pertaining

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a-

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an-

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anti-

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brady-

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de-

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brady-

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endo-

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eu-

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hyper-

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hypo-

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insufficient

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pan-

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para-

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poly-

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pro-

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re-

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tachy-

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