Terminology
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| alveol/o | show 🗑
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| bronchi/o, bronch/o | show 🗑
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| diaphragmat/o, phren/o | show 🗑
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| show | epiglottis
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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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| pleur/o | show 🗑
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| show | lung, air
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| show | lung
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| show | septum (wall off, fence)
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| sinus/o | show 🗑
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| thorac/o | show 🗑
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| show | tonsil
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| trache/o | show 🗑
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| show | imperfect, incomplete
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| show | carbon dioxide
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| show | blood
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| muc/o | show 🗑
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| orth/o | show 🗑
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| show | oxygen
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| py/o | show 🗑
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| phon/o | show 🗑
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| show | sleep
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| spir/o | show 🗑
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| show | without or absence of
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| endo- | show 🗑
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| show | normal, good
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| pan- | show 🗑
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| show | many, much
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| tachy- | show 🗑
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| show | pain
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| -ar, -ary, -eal | show 🗑
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| show | hernia or protrusion
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| show | surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)
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| -ectasis | show 🗑
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| show | blood condition
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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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| -scope | show 🗑
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| -scopic | show 🗑
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| -scopy | show 🗑
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| show | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
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| -stenosis | show 🗑
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| show | creation of an artificial opening
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| -thorax | show 🗑
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| -tomy | show 🗑
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| show | lined with mucous membrane and fine hairs. It acts as a filter to moisten and warm the entering air.
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| nasal septum | show 🗑
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| paranasal sinuses | show 🗑
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| pharynx | show 🗑
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| adenoids | show 🗑
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| show | lymphoid tissue located behind the mouth
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| larynx | show 🗑
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| show | flap of cartilage that automatically ocvers the opening of and keeps food from entering the larynx during swallowing.
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| show | passageway for air to the bronchi (also called the WINDPIPE).
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| bronchus (pl. bronchi) | show 🗑
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| show | smallest subdivision of the bronchial tree
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| show | air sacs at the end of the bronchioles. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged through the alveolar walls and the capillaries.
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| lungs | show 🗑
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| pleura | show 🗑
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| show | muscular partition that separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity. It aids in the breathing process by contracting & pulling air in, then relaxing & pushing air out.
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| mediastinum | show 🗑
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| adenoiditis | show 🗑
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| atelectasis | show 🗑
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| bronchiectasis | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the bronchi
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| bronchogenic carcinoma | show 🗑
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| show | diseased state of the bronchi & lungs, usually caused by infection
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| diaphragmatocele | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the epiglottis
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| hemothorax | show 🗑
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| laryngitis | show 🗑
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| laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB) | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to the lobe(s); diseased state of the lung (infection of one or more lobes of the lung)
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| show | inflammation of the nose & pharynx
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| pansinusitis | show 🗑
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| pharyngitis | show 🗑
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| pleuritis | show 🗑
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| show | hernia of the lung (lung tissue protrudes through an opening in the chest)
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| show | abnormal condition 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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| pulmonary neoplasm | show 🗑
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| pyothorax | show 🗑
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| rhinitis | show 🗑
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| rhinomycosis | show 🗑
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| rhinorrhagia | show 🗑
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| thoracalgia | show 🗑
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| tonsillitis | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the trachea
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| tracheostenosis | show 🗑
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| show | respiratory failure in an adult as a result of disease or injury. Symptoms include dyspnea, rapid breathing, and cyanosis (also called ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME)
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| asthma | show 🗑
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| show | a group of disorders that are almost always a result of smoking that obstructs bronchial flow. One or more of the following is present in COPD in varying degrees: emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchospasm, & bronchiolitis.
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| show | fungal disease affecting the lungs & sometimes other organs of the body (also called VALLEY FEVER or COCCI)
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| show | serious cardiac disease associated with chronic lung disorders, such as emphysema
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| show | condition resulting from acute obstruction of the larynx, characterized by a barking cough, hoarseness, & stridor. It may be caused by viral or bacterial infection, allergy, or foreign body. Occurs mainly in children.
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| cystic fibrosis (CF) | 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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| influenza | show 🗑
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| Legionnaire disease | show 🗑
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| show | repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep, which leads to absence of breathing; can produce daytime drowsiness & elevated blood pressure
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| pertussis | show 🗑
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| pleural effusion | show 🗑
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| pulmonary edema | show 🗑
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| show | foreign matter, such as a blood clot, air, or fat clot, carried in the circulation to the pulmonary artery, where it blocks circulation
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| tuberculosis (TB) | show 🗑
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| upper respiratory infection (URI) | show 🗑
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| show | excision of the adenoids
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| adenotome | show 🗑
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| show | surgical repair of a bronchus
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| show | excision of the larynx
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| show | surgical repair of the larynx
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| show | creation of an artificial opening into the larynx
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| laryngotracheotomy | show 🗑
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| show | excision of a lobe (of the lung)
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| show | surgical fixation of the pleura
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| pneumobronchotomy | show 🗑
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| show | excision of a lung
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| rhinoplasty | show 🗑
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| septoplasty | show 🗑
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| septotomy | show 🗑
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| sinusotomy | show 🗑
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| thoracocentesis | show 🗑
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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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| tracheotomy | show 🗑
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| bronchoscope | show 🗑
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| bronchoscopy | show 🗑
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| endoscope | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to visual examination within (a hollow organ or body cavity) (used to describe the practice of surgeries that use endoscopes)
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| endoscopy | show 🗑
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| laryngoscope | show 🗑
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| laryngoscopy | show 🗑
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| thoracoscope | show 🗑
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| thoracoscopy | show 🗑
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| show | instrument used to measure carbon dioxide (levels in expired gas)
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| show | instrument used to measure oxygen (saturation in the blood)
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| spirometer | show 🗑
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| spirometry | show 🗑
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| show | process of recording many (tests) during sleep (performed to diagnose obstructive sleep apnea). Tests include electrocardiography, electromyography, electroencephalography, air flow monitoring, and oximetry.
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| show | computerized images of the chest created in sections sliced from front to back. Used to diagnose tumors, abscesses, & pleural effusion. Computed tomography is used to visualize other body parts such as the abdomen & brain.
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| chest radiograph (CXR) | show 🗑
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| show | a nuclear medicine procedure used to diagnose pulmonary embolism & other conditions (also called a LUNG SCAN)
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| show | a test performed on sputum to determine the presence of acid-fast bacilli, which cause tuberculosis
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| show | a test performed on arterial blood to determine levels of oxygen, carbon dioxide, & other gases present
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| show | a group of tests performed to measure breathing, which is used to determine respiratory function or abnormalities & is useful in distinguishing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from asthma
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| pulse oximetry | show 🗑
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| show | a test performed on individuals who have recently been exposed to tuberculosis. PPD of the tuberculin bacillus is injected intradermally. Positive tests indicate previous exposure, not necessarily active tuberculosis (also called TB SKIN TEST)
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| acapnia | show 🗑
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| anoxia | show 🗑
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| show | condition of absence of voice
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| show | absence of breathing
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| bronchoalveolar | show 🗑
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| show | spasmodic contraction in the bronchi
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| diaphragmatic | show 🗑
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| dysphonia | show 🗑
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| dyspnea | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to within the trachea
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| show | normal breathing
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| hypercapnia | show 🗑
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| show | excessive breathing
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| show | condition of deficient carbon dioxide (in the blood)
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| show | deficient breathing
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| show | condition of deficient oxygen (in the blood)
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| show | condition of deficient oxygen (to the tissues)
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| show | pertaining to within the pleura (space between the two pleural membranes)
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| show | pertaining to the larynx
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| show | spasmodic condition of the larynx
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| mucoid | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to mucus
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| nasopharyngeal | show 🗑
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| orthopnea | show 🗑
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| phrenalgia | show 🗑
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| phrenospasm | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to the lungs
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| show | a physician who studies & treats diseases of the lung
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| show | study of the lung (a branch of medicine dealing with diseases of the lung)
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| show | discharge from the nose (as in a cold)
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| show | rapid breathing
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| show | pertaining to the chest
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| airway | show 🗑
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| show | deprivation of oxygen for tissue use; suffocation
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| aspirate | show 🗑
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| bronchoconstrictor | show 🗑
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| show | agent causing the bronchi to widen
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| cough | show 🗑
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| hiccup | show 🗑
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| hyperventilation | show 🗑
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| hypoventilation | show 🗑
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| mucopurulent | show 🗑
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| mucus | show 🗑
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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 (an airway must be patent)
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