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medical word parts
word parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| laryng/o | larynx, throat |
| nas/o | nose |
| 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 |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | to breathe |
| thorac/o, -thorax | chest, pleural cavity |
| trache/o, trachea | windpipe, trachea |