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Med Term Ch. 12
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoido | adenoids |
| alveolo | alveolus, air sac |
| broncho, bronchio | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| bronchiolo | bronchiole, small bronchus |
| capno | carbon dioxide |
| conio | dust |
| cyano | blue |
| epiglotto | epiglottis |
| laryngo | larynx, voice box |
| lobo | lobe of the lung |
| mediastino | mediastinum |
| naso | nose |
| ortho | straight, upright |
| oxo | oxygen |
| pectoro | chest |
| pharyngo | pharynx, throat |
| phono | voice |
| phreno | diaphragm |
| pleuro | pleura |
| pneumo, pneumono | air, lung |
| pulmono | lung |
| rhino | nose |
| sinuso | sinus, cavity |
| spiro | breathing |
| telo | complete |
| thoraco | chest |
| tonsillo | tonsils |
| tracheo | trachea, windpipe |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | pleural cavity, chest |