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What is gastro
stem word for stomach
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What is the diaphragm
The muscle between the thorax and abdomen that assists with breathing
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What is laryngitis
Inflammation of the larynx
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What is laryngectomy
Removal of voice box
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What is laryngoplegia
paralysis of the larynx
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What is cyan
stem word for blue color (as in blue coloring of the skin)
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What is epiglottis
the flap of tissue that covers the airway during swallowing
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What is apnea
The absence of breathing
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What is pharyngoplasty
Surgical repair of throat
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What is olfactory
Receptors in the nose that aide the sense of smell
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What is PNEA
stem word for "breathing"
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What is pharynx
general term for "throat"
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What is epistaxis
nosebleed
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What is bronchodilator
Medication that expands the passages in the lungs
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What is hyperventilation
What is tachypnea
Abnormally rapid breathing
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What is larynx
Nurse word for "voice box"
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What is sinus
The air filled cavity within a bone of the face
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What is edema
Nurse word for "swelling"
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What is a tracheotmy
Surgical hole in the throat, placed to restore breathing
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What is alveoli
Air sacs in the lungs where O2 /CO2 exchange occurs
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What is trachea
nurse word for "windpipe"
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What is pleura
The membrane that encases (covers) the lungs
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What is pulmonary embolism
Blood clot in the lung
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What is a thoracotomy
Surgical incision in chest wall
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What is sputum
Nurse word for phlegm from deep in the lungs
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