Word List 4 Flashcards
(73 cards)
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Adenoid
A
Adenoids
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Aer
A
Air
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Aleol
A
Alveolus. Air sac
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Bronch
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Bronchus
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Bronchi
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Bronchus
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Bronchiol
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Bronchiole
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Cyan
A
Blue
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Laryng
A
Larynx
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Muc
A
Mucus
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Myc
A
Fungus
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Nas
A
Nose
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Ortho
A
Straight
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Pharyng
A
Pharynx
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Phren
A
Diaphragm
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Pleur
A
Pleura
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Pneum
A
Lungs
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Pneumon
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Lung. Air
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Pulmon
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Lung
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Py
A
Pus
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Rhin
A
Nose
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Thorac
A
Chest
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Tonsil
A
Tonsils
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Trache
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Trachea
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Brady
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Slow
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Eu
Good. Normal
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Tachy
Fast
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Adenoidectomy
Removal of adenoids
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Aerophagia
Eating air. Swallowing
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Aveolar
Pertaining to the alveoli
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Anosmia
Without or no smell
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Anoxia
Without or no oxygen
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Apnea
Without or not breathing
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Asphyxia
Extreme decrease the amount of oxygen in the body
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Asthma
Chronic episodes of airway inflammation. Narrowing
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Atelectasis
Incomplete dilation. Expansion. Collapsed lung
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Bradypnea
Slow breathing
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Bronchiectasis
Expansion or dilation of bronchi
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Bronchiolitis
Inflammation of the bronchioles
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Bronchitis
Inflammation of the bronchi
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Bronchoscopy
Visual examination of the bronchi
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Cyanosis
Abnormal condition of blue
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Dyspnea
Difficulty breathing
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Epistaxis
Nose bleed
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Eupnea
Normal breathing
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Hemoptysis
Coughing up blood
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Hemothorax
Blood in chest
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Hypercapnia
Excessive carbon dioxide in blood
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Hypoxemia
Low oxygen in blood
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Hypoxia
Low oxygen in the tissues
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Laryngoplegia
Paralysis of the larynx
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Laryngoscope
Instrument for examining the larynx
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Orthopnea
Breathing straight. Difficulty breathing laying down
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Pharyngospasm
Involuntary contraction or twitching of the pharynx
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Phrenalgia
Pain in the diaphragm
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Pleurisy
Inflammation of the pleura
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Pleurodynia
Pain of the pleura
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Pneumomelanosis
Blackening of lung tissue from inhaling coal dust
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Pneumonia
Infection of the lung
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Pneumothorax
Collapsed lung from air in pleural cavity
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Polysomnography
Process of recording sleep
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Rales
Cracking rattling breath sound
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Rhonchi
Coarse rattling breath sound
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Spirometry
Act of measuring the breath
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Sputum
Mucus coughed up from airways
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Stridor
Wheezing sound heard with auscultation
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Tachypnea
Fast. Rapid breathing
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Thoracentesis
Surgical puncture of the chest to remove fluid
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Thoracopathy
Disease of the chest
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Tonsillectomy
Removal of the tonsils
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Tracheostomy
Forming an opening in the trachea
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Tracheotomy
Incision of the trachea
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Tuberculosis
Infectious disease caused by bacteria
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Wheezes
Coarse whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways
