Capn/o
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Combining form meaning carbon dioxide.
Respiratory
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Hypocapnia
Accuracy reviewed
Low carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
Respiratory
Hypercapnia (hypercarbia)
Accuracy reviewed
High carbon dioxide levels in the blood.
Respiratory
Ox/o
Accuracy reviewed
Combining form meaning oxygen.
Respiratory
Hypoxia
Accuracy reviewed
Low oxygen levels.
Respiratory
Hyperoxia
Accuracy reviewed
High oxygen levels.
Respiratory
Pharyng/o
Accuracy reviewed
Combining form meaning throat (pharynx).
Respiratory
Laryng/o
Accuracy reviewed
Combining form meaning voice box (larynx).
Respiratory
Rhin/o
Accuracy reviewed
Combining form meaning nose.
Respiratory
Nas/o
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Combining form meaning nose.
Respiratory
Trachea
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Airway tube that continues from the larynx and divides into the right and left bronchi.
Respiratory
Larynx
Accuracy reviewed
Voice box. Passes air from the pharynx to the trachea.
Respiratory
Pharynx
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Tube beginning behind the nose. Passes air to the larynx and food to the esophagus.
Respiratory
Bronchi
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The two branches that the trachea divides into (right and left).
Respiratory
Bronchiole
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Small branches of the bronchi leading to alveoli.
Respiratory
Alveoli
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Tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles. Terminal portion of the bronchial tree.
Respiratory
Pnea
Accuracy reviewed
Combining form meaning breath or respiration.
Respiratory
Ortho-
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Prefix meaning erect or upright.
Respiratory
Orthopnea
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Breathlessness when lying down that improves in an upright position.
Respiratory
Tachy-
Accuracy reviewed
Prefix meaning swift or fast.
Respiratory
Tachypnea
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Rapid breathing.
Respiratory
Apnea
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Absence of breathing. A- = absent.
Respiratory
Dyspnea
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Difficult breathing. Dys- = difficult.
Respiratory
Wheezing
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High-pitched whistling sound heard when the airway is blocked.
Respiratory
Rales (crackles, crepitations)
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Crackling sounds heard with a stethoscope on inspiration when there is fluid in the alveoli.
Respiratory
Rhonchi
Accuracy reviewed
Low-pitched rumbling sounds heard when there are secretions in the airway.
Respiratory
Pulse oximeter
Accuracy reviewed
Device that measures blood oxygen saturation.
Respiratory
Spirometer
Accuracy reviewed
Device measuring the volume and flow of air in and out of the lungs. Used to diagnose asthma and COPD.
Respiratory
Bronchoscope
Accuracy reviewed
Device used to visualize the lungs and airways.
Respiratory
Laryngoscope
Accuracy reviewed
Device used to visualize the larynx.
Respiratory
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