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Inflammation of the bursa of the first metatarsophalangeal joint (base of the big toe)

• Similar to a hairline fracture; incomplete break - one side is broken and one side is bent
• common in children

Healthcare profession specializing in making artificial body parts

Fracture caused by diseased or weakened bone

• Clubfoot
• Congenital deformity causing misalignment of the ankle joint and foot

bone marrow

Incision into the chest

no voice

Abnormal voice

• Withdrawing fluid from a body cavity
• Also, inhaling food, liquid or a foreign substance

Increase in the number of cells of an organ, unlike hypertrophy which increases the size of cells

• Normal: 12-20
• Tachypnea: Over 20
• Bradypnea: under 12

Inflammation of the pleura characterized by sharp chest pain with each breath

Collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity which may result in a collapsed lung

• Death Rattle
• Abnormal breathing pattern in which there are long periods (10-60 seconds) of apnea followed by deeper, more rapid breathing

Double layer cover lungs

Pus in the chest

Thymus

Paralysis of the voice box

Fracture at an angle to the bone

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity preventing the lungs from fully expanding. Physicians can detect by tapping (percussion) the chest or listening with a stethoscope (ausculation)

Open or unblocked

Grating sound make when the two layers of the pleura rub together during respiration. Caused when one pleura become thickened due to surgery or disease

Mucus or phlegm caughed upp from the lining of the respiratory tract

Inflammation of all the sinuses

Inflammation of the nose

Pertaining to the throat

• Pleura
• Pleurocentesis = puncture of the pleura to withdraw fluid

Examining sputum for malignant cells

Injecting dye into a blood vessel for the purpose of taking an x-ray of the arteries and veins of the lungs