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bronchi/o/bronch/o
bronchus
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alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
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pneum/o/pneumon/o
air; lung
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atel/o
imcomplete; imperfect
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pectoro/stetho/thoraco
chest
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atlel-ectasis
- incomplete
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cheyne-stokes respiration
fluctuation in respiration (i.e. dyspnea, bradypnea, tachypnea)
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crackle
abnormal sound heard on auscultation
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croup
common childhood condition
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deviated nasal septum
displacement of nostrils
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epiglott-itis
epiglottis inflammation - severe, life threatening infection
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hyp-ox-emia
- below-deficient
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- blood condition
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pertussis
acute infectious disease - whooping cough
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pleur-isy
- pleura
- state of, condition
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pulmon-ary edema
- lung
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pulmon-ary embol-us
- lung
- pertaining to
- plug
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rhonchus
abnormal breath sound
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stridor
harsh breath sound - obstruction in the upper airway
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
crib death - unexpected infant death
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wheeze
whistling sound heard on auscultation (i.e. asthma)
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bronch/o-scopy
- bronchus
- visual examination
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radi/o-graphy
- radiation, x-ray
- process of recording
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pneum-ectomy
- lung, air
- removal, excision
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thora-centesis
surgical puncture pleural cavity
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rhino-rrhea
- nose
- flow, discharge
- aka runny nose
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