Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0542 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Eupnea
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The idea
Eupnea is normal, unlabored breathing at a normal rate.
In practice
The prefix eu names good or normal, and pnea names breathing.
Where people slip
Eupnea is the reference against which every other breathing term is described.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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