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Med term
Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |