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Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adenoid/o | adenoids |
| Alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| Bronch/o bronchi/o | Bronchial Tube |
| 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 |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| ema | condition |
| osmia | smell |
| pnea | breathing |
| ptysis | spitting |
| sphyxia | pulse |
| thorax | pleural cavity, chest |