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CNHP 2010 CH 10
Ch 10 Creative Study Assignment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| bronch/o | bronchus, airway |
| bronchi/o | bronchus, 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 |
| 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 |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| eupnea | normal breathing |
| bradynea | slow breathing |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| hypopnea | shallow breathing |
| hyperpnea | deep breathing |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| apnea | inability to breathe |