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Chapter 10
The Respiratory System-Pulmonology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| sin/o, sinus/o | sinus |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| stern/o | sternum |
| alveoli/o | alveolus (air sac) |
| cost/0 | rib |
| thorac/o, pector/o (also pectus), steth/o | chest |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| spir/o, -pnea | breathing |
| capn/o, carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| apenea | cessation of breathing |
| eupnea | good/normal breathing |
| tachypnea | rapid breathing |
| bradypnea | slow breathing |
| hypopnea | shallow breathing |
| hyperpnea | heaving breathing |
| dyspnea | difficulty breathing |
| orthropnea | able to breathe only in an upright position |
| hyperventilation | over breathing; condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs, leads to hypocapnia |
| hypoventilation | under breathing; the condition of having to little air flowing into and out of the lungs; leads to hypercapnia |
| dysphonia | bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness |
| epistaxis | a nosebleed |