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MED104
Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenoid/o | Adenoid |
| Tonsill/o | Tonsil |
| Nos/o, Rhin/o | Nose |
| Laryng/o | Larynx (voice box) |
| Pharyng/o | Pharynx (throat) |
| Trache/o | Trachea (windpipe) |
| Sept/o | Septum |
| Sin/o, Sinus/o | Sinsus |
| Pnuem/o, Pnuemat/o, Pnuemon/o | Air |
| Pulman/o | Lungs |
| Lob/o | Lobe |
| Bronch/o, Bronchi/o | Bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | Bronchiol |
| Alveol/o | Alveolus (air sacs) |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Cost/o | Ribs |
| Thrac/o, Pector/o, Pectus, Steth/o | Chest |
| Pluer/o | Pleura Membrane surrounding the lungs |
| Phren/o | Diaphragm |
| Ox/o | Oxygen |
| Spir/o, Pnea | Breathing |
| Capn/o, Carb/o | Carbon dioxide |
| Apnea | Not breathing |
| Eupnea | Normal breathing |
| Tachypnea | Rapid breathing |
| Bradypnea | Slow breathing |
| Hypopnea | Shallow breathing |
| Hyperpnea | Heavy breathing |
| Dyspnea | Difficulty breathing |
| Orthopnea | Only able to breathe in an upright position |
| Hyperventilation | Condition of over breathing: having too much air in and out of the lungs. |
| Hypoventailation | Condition of under breathing: having to little in; to little air out of the lungs. |