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Chapter 12 Chabner
combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac; small sac |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchi/o | bronchus, bronchial tube |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | throat (pharynx) |
| phon/o | voice; sound |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
| pluer/o | pleura |
| pnuem/o | lung; air; gas |
| pneumon/o | lung; air; gas |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| spir/o | to breathe, breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |