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Key Word Parts 7
The Respiratory System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atel/o | incomplete, imperfect |
| bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
| cyan/o | blue |
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation, enlargement |
| laryng/o | larynx, throat |
| ox/i, ox/o, ox/y | oxygen |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| phon/o | sound, voice |
| pleur/o | pleura, side of the body |
| -pnea | breathing |
| pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu- | lung, air |
| pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| thorac/o, -thorax | chest |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |