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chapter 10 vocabular
chapter 10 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
bronch/o | bronchus, airway |
bronchi/o | bronchus, airway |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole (little airway) |
capn/o | carbon dioxide |
carb/o | carbon dioxide |
layng/o | larynx (voice box) |
lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
nas/o | nose |
or/o | mouth |
ox/o | Oxygen |
palat/o | palate |
pector/o | chest |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
pleur/o | pleura (lining of lungs) |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o | lung, air |
pneumon/o | lung, air |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
spir/o | breathing |
steth/o | chest |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
uvul/o | uvula |
nose | structure that warms, moistens, and filters air as it enters the respiratory tract; also houses the olfactory receptors for the sense of smell |
paranasal sinuses | air-filled space in the skull that opens into the nasal cavities |