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| Cystic Fibrosis (genetic) |
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| Genetic abnormality that produces excessive, constant coughing, thick mucus, and frequent bacterial infection. |
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| Lung infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and spread by airborne droplets, expelled by coughing. |
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| Inflammation of the pleura as a result of pneumonia or other infection, trauma, or tumor. |
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| Acute or chronic inflammation of infection of the bronchi. |
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| Pleural friction rub, rales, rhonchi, stridor and wheezes. |
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| Incomplete expansion or collapse of part of all of a lung due to tumor, mucus, or a foreign body that blocks the bronchus. |
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| Air in the pleural space that collapses the lung. |
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| Chronic, irreversibly damaged alveoli that create large air spaces in the lungs. |
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| Requiring a semi-upright position to breathe comfortably. |
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| Abnormally low levels of oxygen in the arterial blood. |
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| Bluish discoloration of the skin due to low levels of oxygen. |
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| Topmost part of either lung. |
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| Projections of bone in the nasal cavity that break up the inhaled air. |
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| Small hairs in the mucosa that move in waves. |
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| Connecting passageways between the larynx and the bronchi. |
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| Connecting passageways between the trachea and the bronchioles. |
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| Small passageways that end in several alveoli. |
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| Air sacs that are the functional units of the lung. |
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| Double-layer membrane around the lungs and thoracic cavity. |
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| Muscular wall that moves on inhalation. |
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| Bony cage surrounding the lungs. |
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| Impulse from this structure causes diaphragm to contract. |
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| Incision into the trachea |
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| Instrument used to measure breathing |
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| Procedure to visually examine the bronchi with an instrument |
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| Instrument used to measure oxygen |
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| Pertaining to medicine to prevent (go against) coughing. |
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