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Chapter 8
Med Terms - - Respiratory System Roots, Prefixes & Suffixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| bronch/o; bronch/i | bronchus |
| coni/o | dust |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| muc/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung; air |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| py/o | pus |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathe; breath |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea |
| eu- | normal |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -ectasis | stretching; dilation |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -phonia | sound; voice |
| -ptysis | coughing; spitting up |
| -(r)rhea | copious discharge |
| -thorax | chest |