Word List 4 Flashcards by Lazar Isakharov | Brainscape

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Adenoid

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Adenoids

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Aer

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Air

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Aleol

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Alveolus. Air sac

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Bronch

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Bronchus

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Bronchi

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Bronchus

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Bronchiol

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Bronchiole

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Cyan

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Blue

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Laryng

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Larynx

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Muc

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Mucus

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Myc

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Fungus

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Nas

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Nose

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Ortho

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Straight

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Pharyng

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Pharynx

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Phren

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Diaphragm

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Pleur

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Pleura

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Pneum

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Lungs

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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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Thorac

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Chest

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Tonsil

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Tonsils

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Trache

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Trachea

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Brady

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Slow

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Eu

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Good. Normal

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Tachy

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Fast

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Adenoidectomy

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Removal of adenoids

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Aerophagia

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Eating air. Swallowing

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Aveolar

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Pertaining to the alveoli

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Anosmia

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Without or no smell

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Anoxia

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Without or no oxygen

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Apnea

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Without or not breathing

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Asphyxia

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Extreme decrease the amount of oxygen in the body

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Asthma

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Chronic episodes of airway inflammation. Narrowing

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Atelectasis

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Incomplete dilation. Expansion. Collapsed lung

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Bradypnea

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Slow breathing

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Bronchiectasis

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Expansion or dilation of bronchi

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Bronchiolitis

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Inflammation of the bronchioles

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Bronchitis

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Inflammation of the bronchi

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Bronchoscopy

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Visual examination of the bronchi

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Cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of blue

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Dyspnea

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Difficulty breathing

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Epistaxis

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Nose bleed

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Eupnea

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Normal breathing

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Hemoptysis

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Coughing up blood

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Hemothorax

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Blood in chest

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Hypercapnia

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Excessive carbon dioxide in blood

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Hypoxemia

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Low oxygen in blood

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Hypoxia

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Low oxygen in the tissues

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Laryngoplegia

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Paralysis of the larynx

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Laryngoscope

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Instrument for examining the larynx

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Orthopnea

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Breathing straight. Difficulty breathing laying down

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Pharyngospasm

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Involuntary contraction or twitching of the pharynx

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Phrenalgia

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Pain in the diaphragm

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Pleurisy

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Inflammation of the pleura

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Pleurodynia

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Pain of the pleura

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Pneumomelanosis

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Blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust

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Pneumonia

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Infection of the lung

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Pneumothorax

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Collapsed lung from air in pleural cavity

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Polysomnography

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Process of recording sleep

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Rales

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Cracking rattling breath sound

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Rhonchi

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Coarse rattling breath sound

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Spirometry

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Act of measuring the breath

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Sputum

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Mucus coughed up from airways

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Stridor

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Wheezing sound heard with auscultation

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Tachypnea

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Fast. Rapid breathing

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Thoracentesis

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Surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid

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Thoracopathy

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Disease of the chest

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Tonsillectomy

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Removal of the tonsils

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Tracheostomy

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Forming an opening in the trachea

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Tracheotomy

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Incision of the trachea

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Tuberculosis

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Infectious disease caused by bacteria

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Wheezes

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Coarse whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways