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Chabner12-Ch12Parts
Chabner, Language of Medicine 12th Edition, Chapter 12 Word Parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac; small sac |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum (middle of thoracic cavity that holds heart) |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | throat (pharynx) |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm; mind |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
| -staxis | dripping; trickling (online: globalrph.com) |