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105 Cards in this Set
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a-
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without
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-algia
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pain
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alveol/o
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alveolus (air sac)
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anosmia
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absence of smell
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anterior
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front
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aphonia
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without voice
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apnea
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absence of breathing
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asphyxia
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insufficient oxygen intake, may result in suffocation
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atele
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imperfect
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atelectasis
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collapsed, functionless, airless lung or part of lung
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brady-
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slow
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bronch/o
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bronchus (airway)
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bronchi/o
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bronchus (airway)
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bronchiol/o
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bronchiole (little airway)
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capno
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smoke
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capn/o
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carbon dioxide
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carbo
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coal
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carb/o
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carbon dioxide
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conio
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dust
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COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
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Class of lung diseases of uncertain etiology characterized by persistent slowing of airflow during forced expiration; emphysema belongs to this class
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coryza
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common cold
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cyan/o
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blue
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-dynia
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pain
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dys-
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difficult, painful or faulty
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dysphonia
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abnormal voice such as hoarseness of voice
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dyspnea
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difficult breathing
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-ectasis
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expansion or dilation
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-ectomy
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excision or removal
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-emia
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blood condition
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endo-
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within
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epi-
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upon
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epistaxis
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nosebleed
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eu-
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good or normal
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expiration
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process of exhaling or breathing out
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external respiration
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exchange of air between the lungs and the external environment
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-graph
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instrument for recording
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-graphy
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process of recording
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hem/o
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blood
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hemoptysis
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spitting up blood, arising from hemorrhage of larynx, trachea, bronchi or lungs
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hemothorax
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collection of blood in pleural cavity
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hydrothorax
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collection of fluid in the pleural cavity
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hyper-
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above or excessive
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hyperpnea
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increase in depth of breathing
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hypo-
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deficient or below
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-ia
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condition of
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inspiration
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process of inhaling or breathing in
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internal respiration
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occurs simultaneously with external respiration
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-itis
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inflammation
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laryng/o
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larynx (voice box)
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lob/o
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lobe (a portion)
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-metry
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process of measuring something
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nas/o
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nose
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necr/o
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death
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-ole
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small
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or/o
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mouth
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orthopnea
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breathing is easier in upright position
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-osis
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condition or increase
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ox/o
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oxygen
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palat/o
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palate
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parietal pleura
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thoracic cavity
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pector/o
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chest
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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phon/o
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voice or sound
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phren (Greek word)
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mind or diaphragm (a muscular partitian below the lungs)
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phren/o
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diaphragm (also mind)
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reconstruction
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pleur/o
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pleura (lining of the lungs)
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pleural effusion
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escape of fluid into pleural cavity
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pleural rub
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grating sound
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-pnea
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breathing
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pneum/o
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air or lung
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pneumon/o
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air or lung
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pneumothorax
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accumulation of air or gas in pleural cavity
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poly-
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many
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posterior
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back
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productive cough
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expectorate (cough up = ptysis) sputum
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ptysis
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cough up, to spit
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pulmon/o
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lung
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pulmonary edema
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swelling and fluid in air sacs and bronchioles, often resulting from the inability of the heart to pump blood
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py/o
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pus
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radi/o
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x-ray
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rales
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crackles during inspiration
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respiration
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mechanical process of breathing
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rhin/o
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nose
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rhinorrhea
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runny nose
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rhis (Greek word)
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nose
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rhonchi
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wheezes during expiration; resembles snoring
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-rrhea
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discharge
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-scopy
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process of examination (with an instrument)
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sinus/o
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sinus (cavity)
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somn/o
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sleep
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction
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spir/o
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breathing
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stazo
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to drip
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steth/o
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chest
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-stomy
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surgical creation of an opening
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stridor
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strained, high pitched, noisy breathing that resembles the blowing of wind and is associated with laryngeal or bronchial obstruction
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tachy-
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fast
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tachypnea
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increase in rate of breathing; shallow respiration
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thorac/o
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chest
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-tomy
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incision
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tonsill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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uvul/o
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uvula (grape)
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visceral pleura
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lung
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