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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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alveol/o (below)

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alveolus

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bronchi/I, bronch/o

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bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole

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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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laryng/o

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larynx

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lob/o

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lobe

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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pharyng/o

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pharynx

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pleur/o

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pluera

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pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o

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lung, air

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sinus/o

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sinus

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14
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sept/o

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septum (wall off, fence)

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thorac/o

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thorax (chest)

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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atel/o

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imperfect, incomplete

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19
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hem/o, hemat/o

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blood

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muc/o

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mucus

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21
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orth/o

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straight

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22
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ox/o, ox/i

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oxygen

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23
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py/o

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pus

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24
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spir/o

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breathe, breathing

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25
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a-, an-

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without or absence of

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26
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endo-

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within

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27
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eu-

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normal, good

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28
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pan-

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all, total

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29
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-algia

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pain

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30
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-ar, -ary

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pertaining to

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31
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-capnia

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carbon dioxide

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32
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-cele

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hernia or protrusion

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33
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-centesis

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surgical procedure to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)

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-eal

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pertaining to

35
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ectasis

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stretching-out, dilation, expansion

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram

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record, x-ray film

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-graphy

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process of recording, x-ray filming

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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measurement

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-orrhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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-ostomy

A

creation of an artificial opening

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-otomy

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cut into or incision

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-oxia

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-pexy

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surgical fixation, suspension

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-phonia

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sound or voice

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-pnea

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopy, -scopic

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visual examination

50
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-spasm

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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction (spasmodic contraction)

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-stenosis

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constriction or narrowing

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-thorax

53
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adenoidectomy

A

excision of the adenoids

54
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bronchoplasty

A

surgical repair of the bronchus

55
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lobectomy

A

excision of a lobe of the lung

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pleurocentesis

A

surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from pleural space

57
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pneumonectomy

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excision of a lung

58
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rhinoplasty

A

surgical repair of the nose

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septoplasty

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surgical repair of the (nasal) septum

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thoracocentesis

A

surgical puncture of chest cavity to aspirate fluid

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thoracotomy

A

incision into the chest cavity

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tonsillectomy

A

excision of the tonsils

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tracheoplasty

A

surgical repair of the trachea

64
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trachostomy

A

creation of an artificial opening into the trachea

65
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tracheotomy

A

incision of the trachea

66
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acapnia

A

absence (less than normal level) of carbon dioxide (in the blood)

67
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anoxia

A

absence (deficiency) of oxygen

68
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aphonia

A

absence of voice

69
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apnea

A

absence of breathing

70
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atelectasis

A

incomplete expansion of lung or collapsed lung

71
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bronchospasm

A

spasmodic contraction in the bronchi

72
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dyspnea

A

difficult breathing

73
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endotracheal

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pertaining to within the trachea

74
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eupnea

A

normal breathing

75
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hypercapnia

A

excessive carbon dioxide (in the blood)

76
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hyperpnea

A

excessive breathing

77
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hypopnea

A

deficient breathing

78
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hypoxemia

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deficient oxygen in the blood

79
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hypoxia

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deficient oxygen (to the tissue)

80
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mucous

A

pertaining to the mucus

81
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orthopnea

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able to breathe only in a straight (upright) position

82
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nasopharyngeal

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pertaining to the nose and the pharynx

83
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rhinorrhea

A

discharge from the nose (as in a cold)

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