phlegm
Phlegm is thick mucus produced by the airways, often increasing during infection or irritation and distinct from saliva or nasal discharge.
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26 matchesrespiratory system
Conducting airways carry air without exchanging any gas, and only the final branches of the tree do the actual work of respiration.
Read definitionstage IB non-small cell lung cancer
Stage I non-small cell lung cancer is divided into stages IA and IB.
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Thyroidectomy removes part or all of the thyroid gland to treat conditions such as nodules, overactive thyroid, or thyroid cancer.
Read definitiontrach tube
A 2-inch- to 3-inch-long curved metal or plastic tube placed in a surgically created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to keep it open.
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The airway that leads from the larynx (voice box) to the bronchi (large airways that lead to the lungs).
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