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word list 4: respiratory system 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; air sac

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bronch/o

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bronchus (plural, bronchi)

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bronchi/o

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bronchus (plural 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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muc/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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diaphragm

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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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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

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brady-

A

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 adenoids (tonsils)

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aerophagia

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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 (absence/decreased sense of 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

A

chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing

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atelectasis

A

incomplete dilation/expansion (collapsed lung)

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bradypnea

A

slow breathing

37
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bronchiectasis

A

expansion/dilation of the bronchi

38
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bronchiolitis

A

inflammation of the bronchioles

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bronchitis

A

inflammation of the bronchi

40
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bronchoscopy

A

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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eupnea

A

normal breathing

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hemoptysis

A

coughing up blood

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hemothorax

A

blood in the chest (blood in the 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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hypoxia

A

low oxygen in the tissues

50
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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 laying down)

53
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pharyngospasm

A

involuntary contraction/twitching of the pharynx

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phrenalgia

A

pain of the diaphragm

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pleurisy

A

inflammation of the pleura

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pleurodynia

A

pain of the pleura

57
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pneumomelanosis

A

blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust

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pneumonia

A

infection of the lung

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pneumothorax

A

collapsed lung from air in the pleural cavity

60
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polysomnograpy

A

process of recording sleep (sleep study test)

61
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rales

A

crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung

62
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rhonchi

A

coarse rattling breath sound

63
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spirometry

A

act of measuring the breath (lung function test)

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sputum

A

mucus coughed up from airways

65
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stridor

A

wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)

66
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tachypnea

A

fast, rapid breathing

67
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thoracocentesis

A

surgical puncture of the chest (to remove fluid)

68
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thoracopathy

A

disease of the chest

69
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tonsillectomy

A

removal of the tonsils

70
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tracheostomy

A

forming an opening in the trachea

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tracheotomy

A

incision of the trachea

72
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tuberculosis

A

infectious disease caused by bacteria

73
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wheezes

A

coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrow airways

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