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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 |