Respiratory System Flashcards by Lindsey Markham

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bronch

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bronchus

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capn

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carbon dioxide

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laryng

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larynx (voice box)

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muc

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mucus

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nas

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nose

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ox

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oxygen

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pharyng

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pharynx (throat)

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pneum

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lung, air

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pneumon

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lung, air

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pulmon

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lung

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py

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pus

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rhin

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nose

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sinus

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sinus

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thorac

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chest, thorax

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trache

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trachea (windpipe)

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal, excision

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-ia

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diseased state, condition of

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhagia

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rapid flow of blood

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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-scopic

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pertaining to visual examination

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-stomy

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artificial opening

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-thorax

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chest, thorax

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a-, an-

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without

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dys-

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difficult, painful, abnormal

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endo-

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within

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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Chest computed tomography scan (CT)

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computerized images created in sections

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chronic obstruction pulmonary disease

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diminished capacity for airflow (emphysema)

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emphysema

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loss of elasticity of air sacs (alveoli)

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influenza

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highly contagious virus infection of respiratory tract

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tuberculosis

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An infectious diseases affecting the lungs

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upper respiratory infection (URI)

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infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx