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| Lymphatic tissue in the nasopharynx; pharyngeal tonsils. |
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| Tip or uppermost portion of the lung. An apex is the tip of a structure. |
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| Lower portion of the lung from the Greek Basis, foundation. |
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| Smallest branches of the bronchi. Terminal bronchioles lead to alveolar ducts. |
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| Branch of the trachea (windpipe) that is a passageway into the lung bronchial tube. |
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| Gas produced by body cells when oxygen and carbon atoms from food combine; exhaled through the lungs. |
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| Thin hairs attached to the mucous membrane epithelium lining the respiratory tract. They clear bacteria and foreign substances from the lung. |
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| Muscle separating the chest and abdomen. It contrast to pull air into the lungs and relaxes to push air out. |
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| Lid-like piece of cartilage that covers the larynx, preventing food from entering the larynx and trachea during swallowing. |
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| Slit-like opening to the larynx. |
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| midline region where the bronchi, blood vessels, and nerves enter and exit the lungs. |
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| Breathing in (inhalation). |
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| Voice box, containing the vocal cords. |
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| Region between the lungs in the chest cavity. It contains the trachea, heart, lymph nodes, aorta, esophagus, and bronchial tubes. |
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| Openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal cavities. |
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| Gas that makes up 21 percent of the air. It passes into the bloodstream at the lungs and travels to all body cells. |
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| One of a pair of almond-shaped masses of lymphatic tissue in the oropharynx (palatine means pertaining to the roof of the mouth). |
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| One of the air cavities in the bones near the nose. |
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| Outer layer of pleura lying closer to the ribs and chest wall. |
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| Throat; including the nasopharynx, oropharynx, and laryngopharynx. |
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| Double-layered membrane surrounding each lung. |
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| Space between the folds of the pleura. |
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| Essential parts of the lung, responsible for respiration; bronchioles and alveoli. |
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| Process of moving air into and out of the lungs; breathing . |
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| Inner layer of pleura lying closer to the lung tissue. |
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| bronchiole, small bronchus |
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| Listening to sounds within the body. |
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| Tapping on a surface to determine the different in the density of the underlying structure. |
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| Scratchy sound produced by pleural surface rubbing against each other. |
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| Fine crackling sounds heard on auscultation(during inhalation) when there is fluid in the aveoli. |
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| Loud rumbling sounds heard on auscultation of bronchi obstructed by sputum. |
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| Material expelled from the bronchi, lungs, or upper respiratory tract by spitting. |
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| Strained, high-pitched sound heard on inspiration caused by obstruction in the pharynx or larynx. |
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| Continues high-pitched whistling sounds produced during breathing. |
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| Acute viral infection of infants and children with obstruction of the larynx, accompanied by barking cough and stridor. |
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| Acute infection of the throat and upper respiratory tract caused by the diphtheria bacterium(Corynebacterium). |
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| Whooping cough: highly contagious bacterial infection of the pharynx, larynx and trachea caused by Bordetella pertussis. |
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| Chronic bronchial inflammatory disorder with airway obstruction due to bronchial edema and constriction and increased mucus production. |
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| Chronic dilation of a bronchus, usually secondary to infection. |
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| Inflammation of bronchi persisting over a long time; type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD). |
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| Inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normally. |
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| Collapsed lung; incomplete expansion of aveoli. |
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| Hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls |
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| Malignant tumor arising from the lungs and bronchi |
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| Abnormal condition caused by the dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection, and bronchitis. |
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| Acute inflammation and infection of alveoli, which fill with pus or products of the inflammatory reaction. |
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| Large collection of pus(bacterial infection) in the lungs |
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| Fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles. |
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| Clot or other material lodges in the vessels of the lung. |
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| Formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs. |
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| Chronic inflammatory disease in which small nodules(granulomas) develop in lungs, lymph nodes, and other organs. |
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| Infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs usually are involved, but any organ in the body may be affected. |
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| Rare malignant tumor arising in the pleura |
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| Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleura space. |
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| Inflammation of the pleura |
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| Collection of air in the pleura space |
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| Coal dust accumulates in the lungs. |
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| Asbestos particles accumulate in the lungs |
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| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) |
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| Chronic condition of persistent obstruction of the air floe through bronchial tubes and lungs |
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| Failure of the right side of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to the lungs because of underlying lung disease |
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| Fluid, cells and other substances (pus) that filter from cells or capillaries ooze into lesions or areas of inflammation. |
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| Collection of fluid in the pleural cavity. |
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| Collection of fluid or other material within the lung, as seen on a chest film, CT scan or other radiologic image. |
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| Relieving symptoms, but not curing the disease. |
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| Pertaining to a sudden occurrence, such as a spasm or seizure; oxysm/o means sudden |
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| Area of necrosis(death of lung tissue) |
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| Disease due to silica or glass dust in the lungs; occurs in mining occupations. |
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| Radiographic image of the thoracic cavity(chest film) |
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| Computed tomography(CT) scan of the chest |
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| Computer-generated series of x-ray images show thoracic structures in cross section and other planes. |
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| Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) of the chest |
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| Magnetic waves create detailed images of the chest in frontal, lateral(sagittal) and cross-sectional(axial) planes, |
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