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Respiratory system
Chapter 7, Combining forms and roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
| angi/o | vessel (blood) |
| arteri/o | artery |
| aspir/o | removal |
| atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
| bol/o | cast; throw |
| bronch/o | bronchus; bronchial tube |
| bronchi/o | bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cyan/o | blue |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| dilat/o | to enlarge; expand |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| hem/o | blood |
| hist/o | tissue |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| pleur/o | pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung; air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| resuscit/o | to revive |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus; cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| tub/o | tube |