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Combining Forms
Combining Forms of The Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | small, hollow air sac |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| aspirat/o | to draw in |
| atel/o | imperfect |
| cheil/o | lip |
| con/i | dust |
| cyan/o | dark blue |
| cyst/o | sac |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| halat/o spir/o | breathe |
| hem/o | blood |
| mes/o | middle |
| nas/o rhinn/o | nose |
| olfact/o | smell |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| palat/o | palate |
| pector/o | breast / chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx / throat |
| pneum/o pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| respirat/o | breathing |
| rhonch/o | snore |
| sarc/o | flesh |
| thel/i | nipple |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tubercul/o | a little swelling |
| ventilat/o | to air |