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Chapter Ten
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| bronch/o bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| capn/o carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| laryng/o | larynx(voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx(throat) |
| pleur | pleura |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o pneumat/o pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | septum |
| sin/o sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea(windpipe) |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| antitussive | a drug that prevents coughing |
| apnea | cessation of breathing |
| asthma | a disease caused by episodic narrowing and inflammation of the airway |
| atelectasis | incomplete expansion |
| auscultation | Latin word ausculto, to listen |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| cyanosis | a bluish color in the skin caused by insufficient oxygen |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |