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Respiratory System - Q – Combining Form & A – Meaning
Question | Answer |
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alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus (airway) |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole (little airway) |
capn/o, carb/o | carbon dioxide |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
or/o | mouth |
ox/o | oxygen |
palat/o | palate |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
phren/o | diaphragm (also mind) |
pleur/o | pleura (lining of lungs) |
pneum/o, pneumon/o | air or lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
sinus/o | sinus (cavity) |
spir/o, -pnea (suffix) | breathing |
thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
uvul/o | uvula |