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Exploring Medical Language 9th Edition

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Definition
show adenoids  
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alveol   show
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show bronchus  
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show diaphragm  
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epiglott/o   show
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show larynx  
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lob/o   show
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show nose  
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pharyng/o   show
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show pleura  
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show lung, air  
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show lung  
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show septum (wall off, face)  
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show sinus  
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thorac/o   show
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tonsill/o   show
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show trachea  
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atel/o   show
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capn/o   show
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show blood  
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muc/o   show
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show straight  
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show oxygen  
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phon/o   show
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py/o   show
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radi/o   show
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somn/o   show
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show sound  
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spir/o   show
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tom/o   show
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a-, an-   show
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endo-   show
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show normal, good  
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poly-   show
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tachy-   show
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-algia   show
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show pertaining to  
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-cele   show
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-centesis   show
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show stretching out, dilation, expansion  
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-emia   show
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show record, radiographic image  
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show instrument used to record, record  
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-graphy   show
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-meter   show
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-metry   show
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-pexy   show
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show breathing  
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show rapid flow of blood  
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show instrument used for visual examination  
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-scopic   show
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-scopy   show
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-spasm   show
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-stenosis   show
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-stomy   show
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-thorax   show
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-tomy   show
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adenoiditis   show
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alveolitis   show
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show incomplete expansion  
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show dilation of the bronchi  
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bronchitis   show
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bronchogenic carcinoma   show
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show diseased state of the bronchi and lungs (inflammation of lungs that beings in the terminal bronchioles)  
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diaphragmatocele   show
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epiglottitis   show
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hemothorax   show
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laryngitis   show
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show inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi (croup)  
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lobar pneumonia   show
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nasopharyngitis   show
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show inflammation of the pharynx  
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pleuritis   show
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pneumatocele   show
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show abnormal condidiont of dust in the lungs  
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pneumonia   show
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pneumonitis   show
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pneumothorax   show
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show pertaining to the lung, new growth  
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pyothorax   show
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rhinitis   show
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show abnormal condition of fungus in the nose  
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rhinorrhagia   show
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show inflammation of the sinuses  
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show pain in the chest  
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show inflammation of the tonsils  
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show inflammation of the trachea  
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show narrowing of the trachea  
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show respiratory failure as a result of disease or injury. Symptoms include dyspnea, tachypnea, and cyanosis  
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asthma   show
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show progressive lung disease restricting air flow. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are two main components.  
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show fungal disease affecting the lungs and sometimes other organs of the body  
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cor pulmonale   show
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croup   show
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cystic fibrosis   show
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show one part of the nasal cavity is smaller because of malformation or injury of the nasal septum  
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emphysema   show
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epistaxis   show
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show chronic progressive lung disorder characterized by increasing scarring  
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influenza   show
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show repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep, which leads to absence of breathing  
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show highly contagious bacterial infection of the respiratory tract characterized by an acute crowing inspiration, or whoop (Whooping cough)  
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pleural effusion   show
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pulmonary edema   show
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show matter foreign to circulation, carried to the pulmonary artery and its branches, where it blocks circulation to the lungs and can be fatal if sufficient size and number.  
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show infectious bacterial disease, most commonly spread by inhalation of small particles, usually affecting the lungs  
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upper respiratory infection   show
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adenoidectomy   show
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show instrument used to cut the adenoids  
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show surgical repair of a bronchus  
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laryngectomy   show
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laryngoplasty   show
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show creation of an artificial opening into the larynx  
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show incision of the larynx and trachea  
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show excision of a lobe  
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pleuropexy   show
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pneumonectomy   show
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show surgical repair of the nose  
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show surgical repair of the nasal septum  
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sinusotomy   show
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show surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the chest cavity (thoracentesis)  
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thoracotomy   show
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show excision of the tonsils  
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tracheoplasty   show
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show creation of an artificial opening into the trachea  
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show incision into the trachea  
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show x-ray  
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Computed tomography (CT)   show
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show produces images by exposing body to high strength, computer-controlled magnetic fields.  
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show produces images by administering radioactive material to be delivered to the body part of interest. The tracer emits energy which the computer translates into two-dimensional images.  
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Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)   show
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Positron emission tomography (PET)   show
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show ultrasound; process of recording sound  
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bronchoscope   show
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bronchoscopy   show
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show instrument used for visual examination within  
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show pertaining to visual examination within  
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endoscopy   show
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laryngoscope   show
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show visual examination of the larynx  
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radiograph   show
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show process of recording x-rays  
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sonogram   show
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thoracoscope   show
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show visual examination of the chest cavity  
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show process of recording slices  
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capnometer   show
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show instrument used to measure oxygen  
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spirometer   show
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spirometry   show
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show process of recording many tests during sleep  
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show NM procedure performed by inhaling a radionuclide and injecting a radionuclide into an artery followed by imaging to show how well the inhaled air is distributed  
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acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear   show
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show test performed on sputum to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria and the antibiotics it is sensitive to  
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pulmonary function tests (PFTs)   show
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show test performed on individuals who have recently been exposed to TB.  
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show condition of absence of carbon dioxide  
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show pertaining to the alveolus  
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show condition of absence of oxygen  
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aphonia   show
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apnea   show
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bronchoalveolar   show
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bronchospasm   show
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show pertaining to the diaphramg  
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dysphonia   show
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show difficult breathing  
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endotracheal   show
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show normal breathing  
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hypercapnia   show
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show excessive breathing  
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hypocapnia   show
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show deficient breathing  
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show deficient oxygen in the blood  
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show condition of deficient oxygen  
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intrapleural   show
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show pertaining to the larynx  
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laryngospasm   show
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show resembling mucus  
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show pertaining to mucus  
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show pertaining to the nose and pharynx  
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show able to breathe easier in an upright position  
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phrenalgia   show
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show pertaining to the lungs  
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show physician who studies and treats diseases of the lung  
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pulmonology   show
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show physician who specializes in the use of xrays, ultrasound, and magnetic fields in the diagnosis and treatment of disease  
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radiology   show
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show discharge from the nose  
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show rapid breathing  
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show pertaining to the chest  
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show deprivation of oxygen for tissue use; suffocation  
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aspirate   show
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show agent causing narrowing of the bronchi  
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show agent causing the bronchi to widen  
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show containing both mucus and pus  
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nebulizer   show
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show an infection acquired during hospitalization  
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show periodic, sudden attack  
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show open  
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