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Respiratory: Combining, Suffixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ema | condition |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | chest |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| alveol/o | air sac |
| bronch/i, bronch/o | bronchus |
| apn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
| ox/o, ox/i, phon/o | voice, sound |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pneum/o, pneum/a, pneumat/o | lung, air |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o, pilmon/o | lung |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |