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Chapter 12
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus , air sac |
| bronch/o , bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | love of lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight , upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharyng, throat |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o , pneumon/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 |