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100
lung; air
What is pneumon/o-
100
-ic
What is pertaining to
100
Also known as the windpipe
What is the trachea
100
away from; without
What is a-
100
Abbreviation for tuberculosis
What is TB
200
oxygen; quick
What is ox/y-
200
-meter
What is an instrument used to measure
200
The placement of a tube (to establish an airway) between the vocal cords and into the trachea
What is intubation
200
above; more than normal
What is hyper-
200
Abbreviation for the Left Lower Lobe of the lung
What is LLL
300
bronch/o-
What is bronchus
300
sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
What is -spasm
300
Medical specialty that studies the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
What is pulmonology
300
hypo-
What is below; deficient
300
CPR
What is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
400
inflate; distend; grow
What is phys/o
400
-emia
What is a condition of the blood; substance in the blood
400
The process of removing portion or all of the lung.
What are pneumonectomy
400
epi-
What is upon; above
400
RML
What is the middle lobe of the right lung
500
spir/o-
breathe; a coil
500
process of measuring
What is -metry
500
A bluish-gray discoloration of the skin because of very low levels of oxygen in the blood
What is cyanosis
500
again and again; backward; unable to
What is re-
500
Shortness of Breath
What is SOB