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Nose
lined with mucous membrane and fine hairs
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Nasal Septum
Separates left and right nasal cavities
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Pharynx
food and air passageway
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Adenoids
lymphoid tissue behind nasal cavity
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Tonsils
lymph tissue behind the mouth
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Pleura
membrane covering lungs and lining thoracic cavity
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Mediastinum
space between the lungs
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Bronchi/o, Bronch/o
bronchus
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Diaphragmat/o, Phren/o
diaphragm
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pneum/o, pneumat/o
lung, air
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atel/o
incomplete, imperfect
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spir/o
breathe, breathing
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-ar, -ary, -eal
pertaining to
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-centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
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-ectasis
dilation, expansion, stretching out
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-graphy
process of recording, radiographic imaging
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-meter
instrument used to measure
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-pexy
surgical fixation, suspension
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-rrhagia
rapid flow of blood
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-scope
instrument used for visual examination
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-scopic
pertaining to visual examination
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-scopy
visual examination
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-spasm
sudden, involutary muscle contraction
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-stenosis
narrowing, constriction
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-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
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adenoid/itis
inflammation of the adenoids
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atel/ectasis
incomplete expansion (collapsed lung)
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bronchi/ectasis
dilation of the bronchi
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bronch/o/genic carcinoma
cancerous tumor originating in the bronchus
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laryng/o/trache/o/bronch/itis
inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi (childhood disease)
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lob/ar pneumon/ia
pertaining to the lobe; diseased state of the lung (infection of one or more lobes of the lung)
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pleur/itis
inflammation of the pleura, from pneumonia
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pneum/o/thorax
air in the pleural space
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pulmon/ary neo/plasm
pertaining to new growth in the lung
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py/o/thorax
pus in the chest
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rhin/o/myc/osis
abnormal condition of fungus in the nose
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thorac/algia
pain in the chest
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trache/itis
inflammation of the trachea
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trache/o/stenosis
narrowing of the trachea
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adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
adult respiratory failure
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asthma
respiratory disease characterized by airway constriction
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
group of disorders almost always caused by smoking that obstructs brochial flow. Characterized by emphysema and chronic bronchitis
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coccidioidmycosis
fungal disease affecting the lungs (valley fever)
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cor pulmonale
serious cardiac and lung disease associated with chronic lung disorders
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croup
condition resulting from acute obstruction of the larynx, may be from bacterial or viral infection
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cystic fibrosis (CF)
hereditary disorder of the exocrine glands characterized by excess mucus production
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deviated suptum
one part of the naxal cavity is smaller because of malformation or injury to the nasal septum
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emphysema
stretching of lung tissue caused by the alveoli losing their elasticity
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Legionnaire disease
lobar pneumonia caused by bacteria
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obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
repetitive pharyngeal collapse during sleep which leads to absence of breathing
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pertussis
whooping cough (bacterial infection)
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pleural effusion
escape of fluid into the pleural space
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pulmonary edema
fluid accumulation in the alveoli and bronchioles
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pulmonary embolism
foreign matter carried in the circulation to the pulmonary artery, where it blocks circulation
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tuberculosis (TB)
infectious disease caused by acid fast bacteria, spread by inhalation of small particles and affecting the lungs
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upper respiratory infection (URI)
infection of the nasal cavity, pharynx, or larynx
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laryng/o/trache/o/tomy
incision of the larynx and trachea
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pneum/o/bronch/o/tomy
incision of the lung and bronchus
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pneumon/ectomy
excision of a lung
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