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Medical Terminology
Respiratory System (combining form)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus |
| atel/o | imperfect/incomplete |
| bronch/o | bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| diapgragmat/o | diaphgragm |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| laryng/o | larynx |
| lob/o | lobe |
| muc/o | mucus |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| phon/o | sound/voice |
| phren/o | diaphgram |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung/air |
| pneumon/o | lung/air |
| pneumat/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| py/o | pus |
| radi/o | x-ray |
| respir/o | breath/breathing |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sept/o | septum |
| sinus/o | sinus |
| somn/o | sleep |
| son/o | sound |
| spir/o | breathe/breathing |
| thorac/o | thorax/chest cavity |
| tom/o | to cut/section |
| tonsil/o | tonsil |
| trache/o | trachea |