 | Term | Definition |
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pneumonia |
inflammation of the lung in which air sacs (alveoli) become filled with inflammatory cells and lung becomes solid. |
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respiration |
where oxygen combines with food (glucose) to release energy |
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larynx |
an airway to which the vocal chords are attached |
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diffusion |
a process in which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration until they reach eqillibration |
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alveoli |
clusters of thin-walled sacs at the end of each bronchiole which are surrounded by capillaries. They are air sacs of the lung |
