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10 Respiratory
Roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoid | adenoid/o |
| tonsil | tonsill/o (almond) |
| nose (2) | nas/o (Latin), rhin/o (Greek) |
| larynx (voice box) | laryng/o |
| pharynx (throat) | pharyng/o |
| trachea (windpipe) | trache/o |
| septum (plural: septa) | sept/o |
| sinus (2) | sin/o, sinus/o |
| air or lungs (3) | pneum/o, pneumat/o pneumon/o |
| lungs | pulmon/o |
| lobe | lob/o |
| bronchus (2) | bronch/o, bronchi/o |
| bronchiole | bronchiol/o |
| alveolus (air sac) | alveol/o |
| sternum | stern/o |
| rib | cost/o |
| chest (3) | thorac/o, pector/o (also pectus), steth/o |
| pleura | plleur/o |
| diaphragm | phren/o |
| oxygen | ox/o |
| breathing (2) | spir/o, -pnea |
| carbon dioxide (2) | carn/o (Greek), carb/o (Latin) |