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Med term
Respiratory System
Term | Definition |
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atel/o | incomplete |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchial tube |
cyan/o | blue |
-ectasis | dilation; dilatation; widening |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y | oxygen |
pharyng/o | throat (pharynx) |
phon/o | voice; sound |
pleur/o | pleura |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu- | lung; air; gas |
pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung |
tachy- | fast |
thorac/o, -thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |