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adenoid/o

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adenoid

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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sept/o

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septum

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sin/o, sinus/o

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sinus

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pneum/o, pnemat/o, pneumon/o

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lungs, air

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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lob/o

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lobe

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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alveol/o

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alveolus (air sac, site for gas exchange)

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thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o

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chest

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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ox/o

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oxygen

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spir/o, -penia

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breathing

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to breathe through

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perspire

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to breathe together

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conspire

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to breathe out

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expire

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capn/o, carb/o

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carbon dioxide

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nares

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nostrils

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tube-shaped cartilage inside the nose

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turbinates

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cessation of breathing

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apnea

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slow breathing

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bradypnea

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difficulty breathing

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dyspnea

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normal breathing

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eupnea

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heavy breathing

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hyperpnea

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shallow breathing

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hypopnea

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able to breathe only in upright position

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orthopnea

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rapid breathing

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tachypnea

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overbreathing

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hyperventilation

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underbreathing

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hypoventilation

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nosebleed

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epistaxis

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runny nose

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rhinorrhea

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involuntary contraction of the diaphragm; hiccups

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phrenospasm

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pain in the pleura

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pleuralgia, pleurodynia

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chest pain

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thoracalgia

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coughing material out of the lungs

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expectoration

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coughing up blood

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hemoptysis

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mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing

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sputum

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using a stethoscope to listen to the chest

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auscultation

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bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen

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cyanosis

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incomplete expansion

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atelectasis

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expansion of the bronchi

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bronchiectasis

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blood in the chest

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hemothorax

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paralysis of the diaphragm

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phrenoplegia

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fluid pouring out into the pleura

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pleural effusion

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air and blood in the chest

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pnemohemothorax

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air in the chest

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pnemothorax

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swelling in the lungs

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pulmonary edema

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excessive carbon dioxide

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hypercapnia, hypercarbia

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insufficient carbon dioxide

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hypocapnia, hypocarbia

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insufficient oxygen in the blood

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hypoxemia

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insufficient oxygen

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hypoxia

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procedure to look inside the bronchi

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bronchoscopy

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procedure to record carbon dioxide levels

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capnography

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instrument to measure carbon dioxide levels

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capnometer

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procedure to measure oxygen levels

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oximetry

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recording multiple aspects of sleep

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polysomnography

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group of tests used to evaluate the condition and operation of lungs

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pulmonary function testing

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procedure to measure breathing

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spirometry

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examination of the chest

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thoracoscopy

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imaging procedure for recording pulmonary blood vessel activity

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pulmonary angiography

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scan that tests whether a problem in the lungs is caused by airflow or blood flow

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ventilation-perfusion scan

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inflammation of the larynx

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laryngitis

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inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi

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laryngotracheobronchitis

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inflammation of nasal passages

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rhinitis

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inflammation of all sinuses

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pansinusitis

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inflammation of the sinus

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sinusitis

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condition where the patient ceases to breathe while asleep

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sleep apnea

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a disease causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway

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asthma

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inflammation of the bronchiole

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bronchiolitis

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inflammation of the bronchi

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bronchitis

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group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages

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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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a disease that causes the alveoli to lose elasticity

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emphysema

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inflammation of the pleura

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pleuritis, pleurisy

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lung condition caused by dust

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pneumoconiosis

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lung condition

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pneumonia

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inflammation of the lung

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pneumonitis

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blockage in the pulmonary blood supply

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pulmonary embolism

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a cancerous tumor originating in the bronchi

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bronchiogenic carcinoma

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insertion of a tube inside the trachea

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endotracheal intubation

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removal of the larynx

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laryngectomy

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creation of an opening in the trachea

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tracheostomy

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incision into the trachea

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traceotomy

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removal of a lobe

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lobectomy

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reattachment of the pleura

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pleuropexy

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removal of a lung

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pneumonectomy

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puncture of the chest

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thoracocentesis

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creation of an opening in the chest

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thoracostomy

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incision into the chest

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thoracotomy

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drug that prevents coughing

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antitussive

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drug that expands the walls of the bronchi

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bronchodilator

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drug that encourages the expulsion of material from the lungs

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expectorant

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drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus

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mucolytic

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machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud or mist that is inhaled by the patient

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nebulizer

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