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Diseases
Moar Diseases
Roots
Even Moar Diseases
Diseasessssssss
100
Contains iron and transports oxygen, present in red blood cells
What is hemoglobin
100
Membranous folds on either side of the larynx used in speech production
What are vocal folds
100
-pnea
breathing
100
rapid rate of breathing
What is tachypnea
100
accumulation of pus in the pleural space
What is pyothorax
200
Coughing up stuff like sputum
What is expectoration
200
Substance that decreases surface tension within alveoli and eases expansion of the lungs
What is surfactant
200
-oxia
level of oxygen
200
narrowing of the bronchus
What is bronchostenosis
200
inflammation of the pericardium and surrounding mediastinal tissue
What is mediastinal pericarditis
300
Space between lungs and organs in that space
What is mediastinum
300
Difficulty in breathing except in an upright position
What is orthopnea
300
voice
-phonia
300
surgical incision of the phrenic nerve
What is phrenicotomy
300
incision into a lobe
What is lobotomy
400
Paired masses of lymphoid tissue located on either side of the oropharynx
What is palatine tonsils
400
instrument used to incise the trachea
What is tracheotome
400
diaphragm
-phren/o
400
record of breathing volumes
What is spirogram
400
what you do when you listen to the lungs or heart, a stethoscope is used
What is auscultation
500
Bony projections in nasal cavity that contain receptors for sense of smell (aka conchae)
What is turbinate bones
500
dilation of the bronchioles
What is bronchiolectasis
500
breathing
-spir/o
500
incomplete expansion of lung tissue
What is atelectasis
500
fluid in the pleural cavity
What is pleural effusion