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Respiratory System 9
Combining Forms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| /ectasis | open too far |
| /ostomy | surgical procedure for creating opening |
| py/o | pus |
| o/ptysis | to spit |
| bronch/o | bronchus (airway) |
| pulmon/o | lung (adj.) |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/ | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
| nas/o | nose |
| or/o | mouth |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole (small airway) |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| endo- | within |
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
| pleur/o | pleura (lining around lung) |
| pneum/o | air |
| pneumon/o | lung |