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adenoid |
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ectomy |
adenoidectomy |
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adenoid |
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itis |
adenoiditis |
| Latin alveolus, "tray, trough, basin; bed of a small river; small hollow or cavity" |
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alveol |
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ar |
alveolar |
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alveol |
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itis |
alveolitis |
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alveol |
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us |
alveolus |
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anti |
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tuss |
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ive |
antitussive |
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a |
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pnea |
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apnea |
| a– + Greek pneustikós, a pattern of breathing with deep inspiration, a pause, then a brief expiration |
a |
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pneustic |
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apneustic |
| Greek asthma, "shortness of breath, panting" |
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asthma |
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asthma |
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a |
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tel |
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ectasis |
atelectasis |
| Latin auscultationem, "listen attentively to" |
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auscult |
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ation |
auscultation |
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brady |
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pnea |
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bradypnea |
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bronchi |
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ectasis |
bronchiectasis |
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bronchio |
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genic |
bronchiogenic |
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bronchi |
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ole |
bronchiole |
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bronchiol |
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ectasis |
bronchiolectasis |
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bronchiol |
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itis |
bronchiolitis |
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bronchio |
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stenosis |
bronchiostenosis |
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bronch |
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itis |
bronchitis |
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broncho |
dilator |
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bronchodilator |
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broncho |
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plasty |
bronchoplasty |
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broncho |
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rrhea |
bronchorrhea |
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broncho |
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scope |
bronchoscope |
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broncho |
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scopy |
bronchoscopy |
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broncho |
spasm |
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bronchospasm |
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bronchus |
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bronchus |
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capno |
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graphy |
capnography |
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capno |
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meter |
capnometer |
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card/i/o |
pulm/o/n |
ary |
cardiopulmonary |
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carina |
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carina |
| structure that protrudes like the keel of a ship |
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carinatum |
| cheese-like; note association with Spanish queso |
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caseous |
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chylo |
thorax |
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chylothorax |
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concha |
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conchae |
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costo |
phren |
ic |
costophrenic |
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cyst |
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ic |
cystic |
| "ato" here just for the sound of it |
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diaphragm |
ato |
cele |
diaphragmatocele |
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dys |
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phon |
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ia |
dysphonia |
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dys |
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pnea |
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dyspnea |
| From Greek emphysan "to inflate" |
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emphysema |
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emphysema |
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em |
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py |
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ema |
empyema |
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endo |
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scope |
endoscope |
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endo |
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trache |
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al |
endotracheal |
| From Greek epistazo meaning "to drip or upon", a nose bleed |
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epistaxis |
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epistaxis |
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eu |
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pnea |
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eupnea |
| Latin, from which we get English ex– + –cav[e]– + –ate |
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excavatum |
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ex |
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pector |
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ant |
expectorant |
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ex |
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pector |
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ation |
expectoration |
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ex |
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[s]pir[e] |
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ation |
expiration |
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fibr |
|
osis |
fibrosis |
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glott[a] |
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is |
glottis |
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hem/o |
ptysis |
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hemoptysis |
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hem/o |
thorax |
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hemothorax |
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hilum |
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hilum |
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hyper |
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capn |
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ia |
hypercapnia |
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hyper |
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carb |
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ia |
hypercarbia |
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hyper |
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pnea |
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hyperpnea |
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hyper |
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ventil |
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ate |
hyperventilate |
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hyper |
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ventil |
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ation |
hyperventilation |
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hypo |
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capn |
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ia |
hypocapnia |
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hypo |
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carb |
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ia |
hypocarbia |
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hypo |
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pnea |
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hypopnea |
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hypo |
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ventil |
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ate |
hypoventilate |
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hypo |
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ventil |
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ation |
hypoventilation |
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hyp[o] |
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ox |
|
emia |
hypoxemia |
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hyp[o] |
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ox |
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ia |
hypoxia |
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in |
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nerv[e] |
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ation |
innervation |
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in |
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spira[re] |
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tion |
inspiration |
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inter |
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cost |
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al |
intercostal |
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in |
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tub |
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ate |
intubate |
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kinet[os] |
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ic |
kinetic |
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laryng |
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ectomy |
laryngectomy |
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laryng |
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itis |
laryngitis |
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laryngo |
pharynx |
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laryngopharynx |
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laryngo |
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plasty |
laryngoplasty |
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laryngo |
spasm |
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laryngospasm |
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laryngo |
tracheo |
bronch |
itis |
laryngotracheobronchitis |
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larynx |
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larynx |
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lobe |
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lobe |
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lob |
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ectomy |
lobectomy |
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lobo |
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tomy |
lobotomy |
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lung |
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lung |
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meso |
theli |
oma |
mesothelioma |
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muco |
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lytic |
mucolytic |
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nares |
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nares |
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naso |
endo |
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scope |
nasoendoscope |
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naso |
gastr/o |
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ic |
nasogastric |
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naso |
pharyngo |
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scope |
nasopharyngoscope |
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naso |
pharynx |
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nasopharynx |
| Latin nebula, "cloud" |
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nebul |
|
izer |
nebulizer |
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obstruct |
|
ive |
obstructive |
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oro |
pharynx |
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oropharynx |
| Greek orthópnoia, “breathing only in an upright posture” |
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ortho |
pnea |
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orthopnea |
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oxi |
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metry |
oximetry |
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palato |
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plasty |
palatoplasty |
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pan |
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sinus |
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itis |
pansinusitis |
| Latin pectus, "chest" + loquor, "speak" |
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pectori |
loquy |
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pectoriloquy |
| Latin pectus, "chest" |
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pectus |
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pectus |
| Latin "to strike" |
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percus |
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sion |
percussion |
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perfus[us] |
|
ion |
perfusion |
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pharyng/o |
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itis |
pharyngitis |
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pharyngo |
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stenosis |
pharyngostenosis |
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pharynx |
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pharynx |
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phon/a |
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tion |
phonation |
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phren |
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ic |
phrenic |
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phreno |
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plegia |
phrenoplegia |
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phreno |
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ptosis |
phrenoptosis |
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phreno |
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spasm |
phrenospasm |
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pleura |
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pleura |
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pleur |
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al |
pleural |
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pleur |
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algia |
pleuralgia |
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pleur |
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ectomy |
pleurectomy |
| The proper term in Latin is pleuritis, but medicine adopted this word directly from the French pleurésie |
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pleur |
|
isy |
pleurisy |
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pleur |
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itis |
pleuritis |
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pleuro |
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dynia |
pleurodynia |
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pleuro |
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pexy |
pleuropexy |
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pneumato |
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cele |
pneumatocele |
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pneumo |
coni |
osis |
pneumoconiosis |
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pneum/o |
hem/o |
thorax |
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pneumohemothorax |
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pneumo |
melan |
osis |
pneumomelanosis |
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pneumon |
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ectomy |
pneumonectomy |
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pneumon |
|
ia |
pneumonia |
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pneumon |
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itis |
pneumonitis |
| Greek pneumo– + táxis, "arrangement" |
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pneumo |
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tax[is] |
pneumotaxic |
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pneumo |
thorax |
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pneumothorax |
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poly |
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somno |
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graphy |
polysomnography |
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pulmon |
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ary |
pulmonary |
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pulmono |
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logist |
pulmonologist |
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pyo |
thorax |
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pyothorax |
| Latin respiratio, "breathing" |
re |
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spira |
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tion |
respiration |
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re |
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spirat |
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ory |
respiratory |
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re |
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trac |
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tion |
retraction |
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rhin |
|
itis |
rhinitis |
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rhino |
|
plasty |
rhinoplasty |
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rhino |
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rrhagia |
rhinorrhagia |
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rhino |
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rrhea |
rhinorrhea |
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rhythm[us] |
|
icity |
rhythmicity |
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sept |
|
ectomy |
septectomy |
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sinus |
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sinus |
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sinus |
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itis |
sinusitis |
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sinuso |
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tomy |
sinusotomy |
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spiro |
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gram |
spirogram |
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spiro |
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metry |
spirometry |
| Latin sputum, "spittle" |
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sputum |
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sputum |
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sterno |
cost |
al |
sternocostal |
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syncope |
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syncope |
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tachy |
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pnea |
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tachypnea |
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thorac |
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algia |
thoracalgia |
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thora[c] |
|
centesis |
thoracentesis |
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thorac |
|
ic |
thoracic |
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thorac/o |
|
centesis |
thoracocentesis |
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thorac/o |
|
plasty |
thoracoplasty |
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thorac/o |
|
stomy |
thoracostomy |
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thorac/o |
|
tomy |
thoracotomy |
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thorac/o |
|
scopy |
thoracoscopy |
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trachea |
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trachea |
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trache |
|
itis |
tracheitis |
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trache/o |
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malacia |
tracheomalacia |
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trache/o |
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stenosis |
tracheostenosis |
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trache/o |
|
stomy |
tracheostomy |
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trache/o |
|
tomy |
tracheotomy |
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turbin |
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ate |
turbinate |
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ventila |
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tion |
ventilation |
