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Respiratory System Flashcards

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1
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Adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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Aer/o

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Air

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Bronch/o, bronchi/o

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Bronchus (bronchi plural)

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Bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Laryng/o

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Larynx (voice box)

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Melan/o

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Black

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Muc/o

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Mucus

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Nas/o, rhin/o

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Nose

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Orth/o

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Straight

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Ox/o

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Oxygen

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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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, pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Trache/o

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Trachea (windpipe)

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-algia, -dynia

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Pain

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-cele

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Swelling, hernia

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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-ecstasis

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Dilation, expansion

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-ectomy

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Excision, removal

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-edema

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Swelling

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-esis, -ia, -ism

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Condition

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-is

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Noun ending

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-ist

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Specialist

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-logist

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Specialist in study of

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-malacia

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Softening

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-Oma

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Tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition (used primarily w/ blood cells, increase)

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-osmia

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Smell

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-oxia

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Oxygen

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-pathy

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Disease

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-phagia

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Swallowing, eating

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-scope

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Instrument for examining

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction or twitching

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-stenosis

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Narrowing, stricture

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-stomy

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Forming an opening (mouth)

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-thorax

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Chest

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-tomy

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Incision

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a-

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Without, not

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Brady-

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Slow

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Eu-

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Good, normal

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Tachy-

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Rapid

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Para-

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Near, beside, beyond

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-plagia

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Paralysis

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-ole

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