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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
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constrict
Definition
close, tighten
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dilate
Definition
open, widen
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dys
Definition
difficulty
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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
Term
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
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SOB
Definition
shortness of breath
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