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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 |