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Rhin/o
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Nose
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Laryng/o
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Larynx, "voice box"
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Trache/o
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Trachea "windpipe"
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Bronch/o
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Lung air passageways
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Pne/u, -pnea
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Breath, air, lung
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Pulmo/o
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Lung
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-ptysis
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Spitting (coughing)
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-plasty
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Reconstruction
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Pneumoconiosis
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An abnormal condition of dust in the lungs; black lung, miner's lung
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Epistaxis
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Nosebleed
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Cystic fibrosis
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Inheritable disease; production of extra mucus in lungs and digestive system; results in increased fibrosis of the lungs
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Emphysema (COPD) - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Progressive distraction of air sacs in lungs and loss of reparatory membrane for oxygen exchange; often found in long term smokers
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Atelectasis
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A collapsed lung, an imperfect expansion
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Pulmonologist
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Physician specializing in diseases of the lungs
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Respiratory therapist
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Specially trained technician who administers inhalation therapy to patients with lung disease
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