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Root: Phren/o
- Diaphragm
- ie Phrenic - pertaining to the diaphragm
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Root : Phrenic
- Phrenic Nerve
- phrenicotripsy - crushing of the phrenic nerve
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Root: Pleur
- Pleura
- pleurodesis - fusion of the pleura
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Root: Pneumon
- lung
- Pneumonectomy - surgical removal of a lung or a lung tissue
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Root: Plum
- lungs
- extrapulmonary - outside of the lungs
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Root: Pneum
- air, gas / respiration, lung
- pneumothorax - presence of air in the thorax (pleural space)
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Root: Spir
- Breathing
- spirometer - instrument for measuring breathing volumes
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Suffix: -pnea
- breathing
- (ie orthopnea - breathing difficulty that is relieved by assuming an upright (ortho-) position
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Suffix: -oxia
- level of oxygen
- (hypoxia decreased amount of oxygen in the tissue)
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Suffix: -capnia
- level of carbon dioxide
- (hypercapnia - increased carbon dioxide in the tissues)
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Suffix: -phonia
- voice.
- dysphonia - difficulty in speaking
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