Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0546 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Bradypnea
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The idea
Bradypnea is an abnormally slow rate of breathing.
In practice
The prefix brady names slow, and pnea names breathing.
Where people slip
Tachypnea and bradypnea are opposites, matching tachycardia and bradycardia in form.
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