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Word List 4 Flashcards

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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Alveol/o

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Alveolus, the air sack

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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Bronchi/

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Bronchi

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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

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Much/o

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Mucus

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Nas/o

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Nose

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Ortho/o

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Straight

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Phren/o

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Diaprahgm

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Pleur/o

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Pleura

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Pneum/o

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Air, lung

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Pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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Pulmon/o

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Lung

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Py/o

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Pus

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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22
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Tonsil/o

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Tonsils

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Trache/o

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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, rapid

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Adenoidectomy

A

Removal of tonsils

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Aerophagia

A

Swallowing of air

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Alveolar

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Pertaining to the alveoli

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Anosmia

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Without smell, decreased sense of smell

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Apnea

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Without/ not breathing

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Asphyxia

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Extreme decrease in oxygen in the body

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Asthma

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Chronic airway inflammation/narrowing episodes

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Atelectasis

A

Incomplete expansion (collapsed lung)

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-pnea

36
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Bradypnea

A

Slow breathing

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Bronchiectasis

A

Expansion/dilation of the bronchi

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Bronchitis

A

Inflammation of the bronchi

39
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Bronchoscopy

A

Visual examination of the bronchi

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Cyanosis

A

Abnormal condition of bluing of the skin (due to lack of oxygen)

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Dyspnea

A

Difficulty breathing

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Epistaxis

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Eupnea

A

Normal breathing

44
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Hemoptysis

A

Coughing up blood

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Hemothorax

A

Blood in the chest/pleural cavity

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Hemothorax

A

Blood in the chest/pleural cavity

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Hypercapnia

A

Excessive carbon dioxide in the blood

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Hypoxemia

A

Low oxygen in the blood

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Hypoxemia

A

Low oxygen in the blood

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Hypoxia

A

Low oxygen in the tissues

51
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Laryngoplegia

A

Paralysis of the larynx

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Laryngoscope

A

Instrument for examining the larynx

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Orthopnea

A

Breathing straight (difficulty breathing lying down)

54
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Pharyngospasm

A

Involuntary contraction of the pharynx

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Phrenalgia

A

Pain in the diaphragm

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Pleurasy

A

Inflammation of the pleura

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Pleurodynia

A

Pain of the pleura

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Pneumomelanosis

A

Blackening of the lungs due to coal dust inhalation

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Pneumonia

A

Infection of the lung

60
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Pneumothorax

A

Collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity

61
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Polysomnography

A

Recording of sleep (sleep study test)

62
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Rales

A

Crackling sound made with auscultation of the lung

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Rhonchi

A

Coarse, rattling breath

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Spirometry

A

Act of measuring breath (lung function test)

65
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Sputum

A

Mucus coughed up from airways

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Sputum

A

Mucus coughed up from airways

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Stridor

A

Wheeze like sound caused by a blockage

68
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Tachypnea

A

Fast or rapid breathing

69
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Thoracocentesis

A

Surgical puncture of the chest to remove liquid

70
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Thoracopathy

A

Disease of the chest

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Tonsillectomy

A

Removal of the tonsils

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Traecheostomy

A

Forming of an opening in the trachea

73
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Tracheotomy

A

Incision of the trachea

74
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Tuberculosis

A

Infectious disease caused by bacteria

75
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Wheezes

A

Coarse, whistling sound due to narrowed airways

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Wheezes

A

Coarse, whistling sound due to narrowed airways

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