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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
CHAPTER 8 Combining Forms
Term | Definition |
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aer/o | air |
alveol/o | alveoli |
anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
carcin/o | cancer |
chondr/o | cartilage |
coni/o | dust |
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx |
lob/o | lobe |
muc/o | mucus |
nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
or/o, stomat/o | mouth, mouth-like opening |
orth/o | straight |
ox/i, ox/o | oxygen |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
phon/o | sound, voice |
pleur/o | pleura |
pnea, spir/o | breathing |
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pulmon/o | lung, air |
sinus/o | sinus |
thorac/o | thorax |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
trache/o | trachea |