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Chapter 10

Terms in this set (46)

adenoid/o
adenoid
tonsil/o
tonsil
nas/o
rhin/o
nose
palat/o
palate
or/o
mouth
laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
trache/o
trachea (wind pipe)
sept/o
septum
sin/o
sinus/o
sinus
pneum/o
pneumat/o
pneumon/o
air or lungs
pulmon/o
lungs
lob/o
lobe
bronch/o
bronchi/o
bronchus
bronchiol/o
bronchiole
alveol/o
alveolus (air sac)
stern/o
sternum
cost/o
rib
thorac/o
pector/o (also pectus)
steth/o
chest
pleur/o
pleura
phren/o
diaphragm
ox/o
oxygen
spir/o
-pnea
breathing
capn/o
carb/o
carbon dioxide
apnea
not breathing
cessation of breathing
eupnea
good breathing
good/normal breathing
tachypnea
fast/rapid breathing
bradypnea
slow breathing
hypopnea
shallow breathing
hyperpnea
heavy breathing
dyspnea
difficulty breathing
orthopnea
able to breathe only in an upright position.
hyperventilation
overbreathing: the condition of having too much air flowing into and out of the lungs: leads to hypocapnia.
hypoventilation
underbreathing: the condition of having too little air flowing into and out of the lungs: leads to hypercapnia
dysphonia
bad voice condition (also known as hoarseness)
epistaxis
a nosebleed
rhinorrhagia
excessive blood flow from the nose (another term for a nosebleed)
rhinorrhea
runny nose
bronchospasm
involuntary contraction of the bronchus
phrenospasm
involuntary contraction of the bronchus
pleuralgia
pleurodynia
pain in the pleura
thoracalgia
chest pain
bronchorrhea
discharge from the bronchi
expectoration
coughing or spitting material out of the lungs
hemoptysis
coughing up blood
sputum
mucus discharged from the lungs by coughing
THIS SET IS OFTEN IN FOLDERS WITH...