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10.1
Word Parts of the Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| tonsil/o | tonsil |
| nas/o | nose (Latin) |
| rhin/o | nose (Greek) |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| sept/o | septum (plural septa) |
| sin/o | sinus |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| pneum/o | air or lungs |
| pneumat/o | air or lungs |
| pneumon/o | air or lungs |
| pulmon/o | lungs |
| lob/o | lobe |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
| stern/o | sternum |
| cost/o | rib |
| thorac/o | chest |
| pector/o (also pectus) | chest |
| steth/o | chest |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| spir/o | breathing |
| -pnea | breathing |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide (Greek for "smoke") |
| carb/o | carbon dioxide (Latin for "coal") |