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Med Term Ch 12
Chapter 12 Med Term (Respiratory System)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenoid/o | adenoids |
| Alveol/o | aveolus/air sac |
| Bronch/o | bronchial tube/bronchus |
| Bronchi/o | bronchial tube/bronchus |
| Bronchiol/o | bronchiole/small bronchus |
| Capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| Coni/o | dust |
| Cyan/o | blue |
| Epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| Laryng/o | larynx/voice box |
| Lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| Mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| Nas/o | nose |
| Orth/o | straight/upright |
| Ox/o | oxygen |
| Pector/o | chest |
| Pharyng/o | pharynx/throat |
| Phon/o | voice |
| Phren/o | diaphragm |
| Pleur/o | pleura |
| Pneum/o | air/lung |
| Pneumon/o | air/lung |
| Pulmon/o | lung |
| Rhin/o | nose |
| Sinus/o | sinus/cavity |
| Spir/o | breathing |
| Tel/o | complete |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Tonsil/o | tonsils |
| Trache/o | trachea/windpipe |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | pleural cavity/chest |