Unit 10 - Respiratory System (Pulmonology) Flashcards by Melissa Tupas

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adenoid-

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adenoid

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tonsill-

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tonsil

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nas-/rhin-

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nose

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laryng-

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larynx (voice box)

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pharyng-

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pharynx (throat)

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trache-

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trachea (windpipe)

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sept-

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septum

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sin-/sinus-

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sinus

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pneum-/pneumat-/pneumon-

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air or lungs

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pulmon-

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lungs

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lob-

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lobe

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bronch-/bronchi-

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bronchus

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bronchiol-

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bronchiole

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alveol-

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alveolus

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stern-

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sternum

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cost-

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rib

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thorac-/pector-/steth-

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chest

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pleur-

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pleura

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phren-

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diaphragm

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ox-

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oxygen

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spir-/-pnea

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breathing

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capn-/carb-

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carbon dioxide

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apnea

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cessation of breathing

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eupnea

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normal breathing

tachypnea

rapid breathing

bradypnea

slow breathing

hypopnea

shallow breathing

hyperpnea

heavy breathing

dyspnea

difficulty breathing

orthopnea

able to breathe only in upright position

hyperventilation

overbreathing

hypoventilation

underbreathing

dysphonia

bad voice condition (hoarseness)

epistaxis

nosebleed

rhinorrhalgia

excessive blood flow from nose

rhinorrhea

runny nose

bronchospasm

involuntary contraction of the bronchus

phrenospasm

involuntary contraction of the diaphragm