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DC Med Term
Respiratory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aer/o | air |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| atel/o | incomplete |
| bronch/o bronchi/o | bronchus |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyst/o | sac, bladder |
| diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| hal/o | to breathe |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| muc/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| pleur/o | pluera |
| pneum/o pneumon/o | lung, air |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| somn/o | sleep |
| spir/o | breathing |
| trache/o | trachea |
| tuss/o | cough |
| Suffixes | |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -osmia | smell |
| -phonia | voice |
| -phylaxis | protection |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -thorax | chest |
| PREFIXES | |
| pan- | all |
| re- | again |
| syn- | together |