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adenoidectomy

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removal of adenoids (tonsils)

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aerophagia

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(ayr-oh-FAY-zjee-uh) eating (swallowing) air

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alveolar

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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 in the amount of oxygen in the body

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asthma

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chronic episodes of airway inflammation

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atelectasis

A

incomplete dilation

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bradypnea

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(brah-DIHP-nee-uh) slow breathing

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bronchiectasis

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expansion/dilation of the bronchi

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bronchiolitis

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(brawn-kee-oh-LIY-tihs) 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

A

abnormal condition of blue

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dyspnea

A

difficulty breathing

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epistaxis

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nosebleed

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eupnea

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(YOOP-nee-uh) normal breathing

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hemoptysis

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(hee-MAWP-tih-sihs) coughing up blood

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hemothorax

A

blood in the chest

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hypercapnia

A

excessive carbon dioxide in blood

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hypoxemia

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low oxygen in the blood

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hypoxia

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low oxygen in tissues

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laryngoplegia

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(luh-rihn-goh-PLEE-jee-uh) paralysis of the larynx

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laryngoscope

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(luh-RIHN-goh-skohp) instrument for examining the larynx

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orthopnea

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(ohr-THAWP-nee-uh) breathing straight (difficulty breathing laying down)

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pharyngospasm

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(fuh-RIHN-goh-spah-zuhm) involuntary contraction/twitching of pharynx

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phrenalgia

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(fruh-NAHL-jee-uh) pain of the diaphragm

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pleurisy

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(PLUHR-uh-see) inflammation of the pleura

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pleurodynia

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(pluhr-uh-DIH-nee-uh) 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

A

infection of the lung

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pneumothorax

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collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity

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polysomnography

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process of recording sleep

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rales

A

crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung

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rhonchi

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coarse rattling breath sound

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spirometry

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(spiy-RAWM-uh-tree) act of measuring the breath

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sputum

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(SPYOO-tuhm) mucus coughed up from airways

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stridor

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wheeze like sound heard with ausculatation

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tachypnea

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(tah-KIHP-nee-uh) fast rapid breathing

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thoracocentesis

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surgical puncture of the chest

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thoracopathy

A

disease of the chest

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tonsillectomy

A

removal of the tonsils

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tracheostomy

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(tray-kee-AW-stuh-mee) forming an opening in the trachea

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tracheotomy

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(tray-kee-AW-tuh-me) incision of the trachea

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tuberculosis

A

infectious disease caused by bacteria

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wheezes

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coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways

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anuerysm

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widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall

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angiography

A

process of recording a blood vessel

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angioplasty

A

surgical repair of a blood vessel

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angina

A

chest pain from decreased flow of oxygen to heart

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arrhythmia

A

irregular heartbeat

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arteriosclerosis

A

abnormal condition of arteries hardening

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atherosclerosis

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abnormal condition of fatty plaque hardening

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bradycardia

A

slow heart rate

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bruit

A

abnormal heart sound form blood rushing past arterial obstruction

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cardiomegaly

A

enlargement of heart

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cardiomyopathy

A

disease of heart muscle

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cardioversion

A

turning of the heart

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dysrhythmia

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abnormal electrical activity in the heart causing abnormal heartrate

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ectopy

A

extra heart beats seen on ECG tracing

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echocardiogram

A

record of repeated sound waves of the heart (heart ultrasound)

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electrocardiogram

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record of the electrical activity of the heart

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embolus

A

mass that travels through blood/becomes lodged in a blood vessel

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endarterectomy

A

removal of the lining of an artery

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gallop

A

extra abnormal heart sounds on a cardiac exam

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hyperlipidemia

A

blood condition of excess fats

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hypertension

A

high blood pressure

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hypotension

A

low blood pressure

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ischemia

A

to hold back blood

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murmur

A

abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow through heart

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pacemaker

A

small, implanted device that uses electrical impulses to correct arrythmias

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palpitations

A

sensations of abnormal heart rate

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pericardium

A

structure around the heart

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phlebitis

A

inflammation of a vein

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rub

A

abnormal heart sound

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scelerotherapy

A

treatment of hardening

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stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

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syncope

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tachycardia

A

heart condition of fast

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thrombolysis

A

destruction, loosening of a blood clot

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thrombus

A

blood clot

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varicose

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pertaining to a dilated vein

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vasospasm

A

involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel

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