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Respiratory System
Combining Forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol (o) | small air sac |
| anthrac (o) | coal |
| aspirat (o) | to draw in |
| atel (o) | imperfect |
| bronch (o) | bronchus |
| bronchiol (o) | bronchiole |
| cheil (o) | lip |
| con (i) | dust |
| cyan (o) | blue |
| fibro | fiber |
| halat (o) | breathe |
| ;aryng (o) | larynx, voice box |
| lob (o) | lobe |
| mes (o) | middle |
| nas (o) | nose |
| olfact (o) | smell |
| or (o) | mouth |
| orth (o) | straight |
| ox (o) | oxygen |
| palat (o) | palate |
| pector (o) | breast, chest |
| pleur (o) | pleura |
| pneum (o) | air |
| trache (o) | trachea |
| turbercul (o) | a little swelling |
| ventilat (o) | to air |
| pneumon (o) | lung |
| py (o) | pus |
| respirat (o) | breathing |
| rhonch (o) | snore |
| sarc (o) | flesh |
| spir (o) | breath |
| theli (o) | nipple |
| thoerac (o) | chest |
| tonsil (o) | tonsil, almond |
| steth (o) thorac (o) | chest |
| myx (o) | mucus |