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Medical Terminology Unit 4
Respiratory System
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Undergraduate 1
11/01/2010
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Term
aerobe
 Definition
air organism
Term
arrest
 Definition
to stop, end
Term
alveol
 Definition
alveolus/alveoli (small sacs in lung)
Term
bronch
 Definition
bronchi
Term
capnia
 Definition
carbon dioxide
Term
constrict
 Definition
close, tighten
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dilate
 Definition
open, widen
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dys
 Definition
difficulty
Term
embolism
 Definition
clot
Term
laryn
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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nas
 Definition
nose
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obstruct
 Definition
blockage
Term
-otomy
 Definition
incision
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ox
 Definition
oxygen
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pharny
 Definition
pharynx
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pnea
 Definition
lung/breathing
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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pulm
 Definition
lung/breathing
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respiration
 Definition
breathing,oxygen exchange
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internal respiration
 Definition
respiration inside the body (cellular level)
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external respiration
 Definition
respiration outside the body (external air exchange)
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respiratory quotient
 Definition
measurement of carbon dioxide and oxygen
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rhin
 Definition
nose
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tidal volume
 Definition
volume of average breath
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trach
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
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vent
 Definition
ventilation or ventilate
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ARDS
 Definition
adult respiratory distress syndrome
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ARF
 Definition
acute respiratory failure
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CLD
 Definition
chronic lung disease
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COLD
 Definition
chronic obstructive lung disease
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COPD
 Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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DOE
 Definition
dyspnea on exertion
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PE
 Definition
pulmonary embolism
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RQ
 Definition
respiratory quotient
Term
SOB
 Definition
shortness of breath
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