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CHAPTER 8 MEDI-TERM
CHAPTER 8 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
| COMBINING FORM | MEANING |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| bronch/o bronchi/o | bronchus |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o rhin/o | nose |
| phren/o | diaphragm / mind |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pneum/o pneumon/o pulm/o pulmon/o | lung / air |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| spir/o | to breath / spiral |
| hem/o | blood |
| medi/o | middle |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| phon/o | voice |
| or/o | mouth |
| atel/o | imperfect |
| coni/o | dust |
| embol/o | embolus |
| home/o | sameness |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| silic/o | silica |
| thorac/o | chest |
| phas/o | speech |