SEER Training Modules
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Exercise 1A
Following are names for six illnesses associated with the respiratory system:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allergy | a state of hypersensitivity to certain things, such as pollen, food, animals, etc., usually characterized by difficult respiration, skin rashes, etc. |
| bronchiectasis | a chronic dilatation of the bronchi marked by fetid breath and paraxysmal coughing with the expectoration of mucopurulent matter |
| emphysema | a swelling or inflation of the lung(s) due to the presence of trapped air, a condition that makes for chronic shortness of breath |
| tuberculosis | a highly variable communicable disease caused by tubercle bacilli and characterized by toxic symptoms or allergic manifestations which in man primarily affect the lungs |
| atelectasis | collapse of the adult lung, or, the incomplete expansion of the lungs at birth |
Exercise 1
You have already studied the suffix -ectasis. The meaning of this suffix is:
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