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Respiratory
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 | Bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus |
| Carcin/o | Cancer |
| 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 | Treacha; windpipe |
| Tub/o | Tube |
| A- | Not; without |
| Anti- | Against |
| Dys- | Painful; difficult |
| Em- | In |
| Endo- | In; within |
| Epi- | On; over; upon |
| In- | In; into; not |
| -al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic | Pertaining to |
| -ant | Substance that promotes |
| -ation | Process; condition |
| -capnia | Carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -ectasis | Dilation; expansion |
| -ema | Condition |
| -emia | Blood condition |
| -genic | Produced by or in |
| -ia | Condition |
| -ion | Process; state; condition |
| -ism | Process; condition |
| -meter | Measure |
| -metry | Process of measuring |
| -or | One who (or something that) takes action or does something |
| -osmia | Smell |
| -phonia | Voice |
| -pnea | Breathing |
| -rrhea | Flow; excessive discharge |
| -spasm | Muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | Narrowing; tightening |
| -stomy | Surgical opening |
| -thorax | Chest; pleural cavity |
| -tomy | Process of cutting; Incision |