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Chapetr 7 revview
Lymphatic Immune and respitory
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
08/25/2016
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Pleurocentenisis
 Definition
Surgical puncture of the pleura
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Broncoschope
 Definition
Instrument for examining the bronchies
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Tonsillectomy
 Definition
Excision of the Tonisls
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Bradypnea
 Definition
Slow Breathing
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Dysphonia
 Definition
Difficult voice
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Cyansis
 Definition
abnormal condition of blues
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oximeter
 Definition
instrument to measure oxygen
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laryngoplegia
 Definition
paralysis of the voice box
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Setpoplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of the septum
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Sinusotomy
 Definition
incision to the sinus
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hypocopnia
 Definition
excessive carbon dioxide
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eupena
 Definition
good normal breathing
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bronchiectasis
 Definition
expansion of bronchi
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rhinoplasty
 Definition
surgical repair to the nose
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pneumonia
 Definition
Condition of the lung
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Rhinorrhea
 Definition
discharge of the nose
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Rhinitis
 Definition
inflammation of the mucous membrane
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laryngosgoscopy
 Definition
vision exam of the larnx
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laryngostenosis
 Definition
strict narrowing of
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bronchopathy
 Definition
disease
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bronchospasm
 Definition
spasm
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pneumonthorax
 Definition
air in the chest
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pneumonitis
 Definition
inflammation
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pumonogilist
 Definition
specialist in lungh
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pulmonary pulmoni
 Definition
pertaining to lungs
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dyspnea
 Definition
difficult breathing
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bradypnea
 Definition
slow breathing
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tachypnea
 Definition
rapid breathing
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apnea
 Definition
absence breathing
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Thoracocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to the chest
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pulmonectomy or pneumonectomy
 Definition
removal of the lung
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tracheostomy
 Definition
forming an opening(mouth) in the trachea
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atelectasis
 Definition
collapsed or airless lung
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empyemia
 Definition
pus in the pleural cavity
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surfacant
 Definition
phospholipid that allows lungs to expand aat ease
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hypoxia
 Definition
deficiency of oxygen
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exudale
 Definition
inflammitory high fluid in protein w blood and immune cells
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anosmia
 Definition
absense or decrease in sense of smell
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hypoexemia
 Definition
deficiency of oxygen in blood
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tubercles
 Definition
granulomas associated with tuberculosis
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emphysema
 Definition
disease characterized by decrease in alveolar elastcity
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hymoptysis
 Definition
spitting of blood
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epistaris
 Definition
nose bleed nasal hemmorage
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pulmonary edema
 Definition
excessive fluid in lungs
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Transudate
 Definition
non inflammatory fluid that resemebles serum but with less protien
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deviated septrum
 Definition
displacement of the cartilage diving the nostrils
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coyza
 Definition
acute inflammation of membranes of nose also called a head cold
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pneumonoconiosis
 Definition
dust particles found in the plungs
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consolidation
 Definition
loss of sponginess of lungs due to engorgement
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pertussis
 Definition
whooping cough
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