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respiratory system
med terms
Term | Definition |
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atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
cyan/o | blue |
-ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement |
laryng/o | larynx, throat |
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y | oxygen |
pharyng/o | throat, pharynx |
phon/o | sound, voice |
pleur/o | pleura, side of the body |
-pnea | breathing |
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu- | lung, air |
pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung |
tachy- | fast, rapid |
thorac/o, -thorax | chest, pleural cavity |
trache/o | trachea |