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Respiratory
Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | air sac |
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| bronch/o | broncial tubes |
| bronchiol/o | bronchioles |
| coni/o | dust |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| ox/y | oxygen |
| orth/o | straight |
| pector/o | chest |
| pneumon/o | lungs and air |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sphygm/o | pulse |
| sept/o | partition |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| thorac/o | chest |
| chrom/o | color |
| py/o | pus |
| myc/o | fungus |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| anthrac/o | black; coal |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tubes |
| cyan/o | blue |
| hem/o | blood |
| lob/o | lobe |
| or/o | mouth |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| olfact/o | smell |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pneum/o | lung; air |
| pulm/o | lungs |
| pleur/o | pleura; side of body |
| phon/o | voice; sound |
| steth/o | chest |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathe |
| trache/o | trachea |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| pseud/o | false |
| nas/o | nose |
| lip/o | fat |