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chapter 10
chapter 10 root words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| nas/o(latin for nose), rhin/o( greek for nose | nose |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| sept/o | septum |
| pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| sin/o | sinus |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cost/o | rib |
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
| stern/o | sternum |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus |
| thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o | chest |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| capn/o, carb/o | carbon dioxide |
| spir/o , pnea | breathing |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| ation | process |
| ptysis | cough |
| rrhea | discharge |
| osis | condition |
| ema | condition |
| ic, ive, ary | pertaining to |
| ectomy | removal |
| tomy | incision |