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Chapter 8 Elements
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -alveol- | air sac |
| -bronch/i- | bronchus |
| -spirat- | breathe |
| -olfact- | smell |
| -oxy- | oxygen |
| -pharyng- | pharynx |
| -pulmon/o- | lung |
| -trache- | trachea |
| -cauter- | to burn |
| -congest- | accumulation of fluid |
| -stax- | fall in drops |
| -rhin- | nose |
| -sinus- | sinus |
| -aden- | gland |
| -pnea- | breathe |
| -ox- | oxygen |
| -laryng/o- | larynx |
| -pharynx- | pharynx |
| -nas/o- | nose |
| -or/o- | mouth |
| -somn/o- | sleep |
| -tonsill- | tonsil |
| -glottis- | mouth of windpipe |
| -glott- | mouth of windpipe |
| -tub- | tube |
| -papill/o- | pimple |
| -voc- | voice |
| -diaphragm/a- | diaphragm |
| -fiss- | spit |
| -lob- | lobe |
| -stin- | partition |
| -pleura- | pleura |
| -cyan/o- | dark blue |
| -hale- | breathe |
| -pector- | chest |
| -hem/o- | blood |
| -asthm- | asthma |
| -auscult- | listen to |
| -constrict- | to narrow |
| -cyst- | cyst |
| -fibr- | fiber |
| -physema- | blowing |
| -capn- | carbon dioxide |
| -secret- | secrete |
| -viscos- | sticky |
| -aden/o- | gland |
| -carcin- | cancer |
| -anthrac- | coal |
| -asbest- | asbestos |
| -aspirat- | to breathe on |
| -atel- | complete |
| -pneum/o- | lung, air |
| -py- | pus |
| -thora- | chest |
| -coni- | dust |
| -sarc- | flesh |
| -silic- | silicon |
| -tubercul- | nodule swelling |
| -mediastin/o- | mediastinum |
| -spir/o- | to breathe |
| -tom/o- | cut |
| -son/o- | sound |
| -dilat- | expand |
| -immuniz- | make immune |
| -muc/o- | mucus |
| -lyt- | dissolve |
| -nebul- | cloud |
| -sect- | cut off |
| -ventil- | wind |