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Respiratory system Flashcards

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rhin/o

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nose

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laryng/o

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larynx, “voice box”

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trache/o

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trachea, “windpipe”

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bronch/o

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lung air passageways

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pne/u

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breath,air,lung

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-pnea

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breath,air, lungs

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pulmo/o

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lung

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-ptysis

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spitting(coughing)

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-plasty

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reconstruction

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rhinitis

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inflammation of the nose

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rhinorrhea

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runny nose

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laryngotomy

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cutting into the larynx

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laryngectomy

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surgically removing the larynx

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tracheotomy

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temporary opening in trachea

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tracheostomy

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permanent opening in trachea

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bronchoscopy

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looking into the bronchi

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tachypnea

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accelerated breathing

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dyspnea

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difficult/painful breathing

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apnea

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cessation of breathing

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hemoptysis

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spitting or coughing up blood from lungs

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rhinoplasty

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surgical reconstruction of nose

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laryngeal prominence

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adam’s apple, cartilage in the larynx

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Pneumoconiosis

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an abnormal condition of dust in the lungs

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Epistaxis

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nosebleed

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Cystic fibrosis

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an inheritable disease that affects not only the lungs but other systems producing mucous such as the digestive system

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fibrosis

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scarring

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Emphysema (COPD)

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results in progressive destruction of the air sacs in the lungs and loss of respiratory membrane for oxygen exchange

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COPD

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Atelectasis

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a collapsed lung

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Pulmonologist

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a physician specializing in diseases of the lungs

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Respiratory Therapist

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specially trained technician who administers, among other treatments, inhalation therapy to patients with lung disease

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Pulmonary angiography

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special X-rays of the vessels of the lungs

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Laryngoscopy

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visual examination of the larynx

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Endotracheal intubation

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passing a special air-tube into the trachea so oxygen can be reliably supplied directly to the lungs without risk of inhaling vomit from the stomach

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