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Respiratory System Ch11 Terminology

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show ox/o, ox/i  
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show capn/o  
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olfaction   show
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show spir/o  
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Nose   show
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show pharyng/o throat  
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Larynx   show
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Trachea   show
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show bronch/o, bronchi/o  
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Lungs   show
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Upper respiratory tract made up of...   show
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show Trachea, bronchi, bronchioles, alveoli, capillaries of lungs  
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show nose hairs  
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Paranasal sinuses   show
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show Eustachian tubes - connects ears to throat (and fallopian tubes)  
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Pharyngeal tonsils/adenoids   show
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Oropharynx   show
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show tonsill/o  
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show epiglott/o flap of cartilage at the opening of the larynx that closes access to the trachea during swallowing  
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show mediastin/o space between lungs  
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show trachea bifurcates (branches)  
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show bronchiol/o smaller branches of bronchi  
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show alveol/o air sacs  
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show pleur/o each lung is enclosed in this double-folded serous membrane  
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show phren/o, diaphragm/o, diaphragmat/o  
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show cost/o muscles responsible for normal respiration  
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Aphonia   show
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Cheyne-Stokes respiration   show
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Clubbing   show
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Cyanosis   show
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show nosebleed  
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Hemoptysis   show
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show excessive carbon dioxide in the blood  
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Hyperventilation   show
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Hypoxemia   show
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Hypoxia   show
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Pleurodynia   show
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show fever  
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show runny nose  
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show shortness of breath  
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show mucous coughed up from the lungs and expectorated through mucous  
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Thoracodynia   show
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show difficult and/or painful breathing  
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Apnea   show
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Bradypnea   show
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show extremely deep breathing  
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show extremely shallow breathing  
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Orthopnea   show
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Tachypnea   show
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show (crackles) abnormal lung sound heard on ascultation characterized by bubbling sounds  
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Stridor   show
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Wheezing   show
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show common cold  
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Croup   show
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show (obstructive sleep apnea) temporary lack of breathing that occurs during sleep  
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polyps of the nasal and vocal cord   show
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Tracheomalacia   show
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show narrowing of the windpipe  
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URI   show
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show respiratory disorder characterized by recurring episodes of sudden, paroxymal (sudden,episodic)dyspnea  
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Bronchospasm   show
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show chronic dilation of the bronchi  
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COPD   show
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show abnormal condition of the pulmonary system characterized by distension and destructive changes of the alveoli  
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show (acute respiratory failure) a sudden inability of the respiratory system to provide oxygen and/or remove carbon dioxide from the blood  
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show inherited disorder of the exocrine glands resulting in abnormal, thick secretions of mucous that causes COPD  
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show collapse of lung tissue or an entire lung  
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Flail chest   show
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Hemothorax ***   show
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show air or gas in the pleural space causing the lung to collapse  
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Pyothorax ***   show
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show abnormal accumulation of fluid in the intrapleural space  
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show inflammation of the parietal pleura of the lungs  
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Pneumonia ***   show
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show localized accumulation of pus in the lungs  
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show accumulation of fluid in the lung tissue  
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TB ***   show
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show used to listen  
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Bronchoscopy   show
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show endoscopic procedure used to visualize the interior of the larynx  
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show visual examination of the space between lungs  
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show visual examination of the chest cavity  
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PFT   show
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show forced expiratory volume  
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show chest x-ray  
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show computed tomography  
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MRI   show
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show used to detect pulmonary embolism  
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show measures the ability of the lungs to take in air  
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ABG   show
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Pulse oximetry   show
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Mantoux skin test   show
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QFT   show
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PPB   show
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show continuous positive airway pressure  
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Adenoidectomy   show
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Laryngectomy   show
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Tonsillectomy   show
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show removal of entire LOBE of lung  
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Pneumonectomy   show
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show surgical repair of a bronchial defect  
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Rhinoplasty   show
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Septoplasty   show
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Tracheotomy   show
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Tracheostomy   show
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show good, well  
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show nostrils  
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-pnea   show
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show spitting  
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show abnormal condition  
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Hiccup   show
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Tympan/o   show
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-ectasis   show
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Status asthmatics   show
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show (bird) caused by type A influenza virus  
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DOE   show
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show coal workers pneumoconiosis (black lung disease)  
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Silicosis   show
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Asbestosis   show
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