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medical terminology
respiratory system root words
Term | Definition |
---|---|
cost/o | rib |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
alveol/o | air sacs ( alveolus) |
nas/o | nose |
laryng/o | larynx |
pneumon/o | lung/ air |
pleur/o | pleura |
phren/o | diaphragm |
trache/o | trachea |
thorac/o | chest/ thorax |
orth/o | straight |
spir/o | to breathe |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
ox/i | oxygen |
pulmon/o | lungs |
atel/o | incomplete |
pneum/o | air/ lung |
pector/o | chest |