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Medical Terminology
Respiratory System - Chapter 7
| Word Part | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alvel/o | alvelous |
| bronch/o | bronchus (pl. bronchi) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| lob/o | lobe |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| phren/ | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pharyg/o | pharynx |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulm/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| thorac/o | chest |
| trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
| atel/o | imperfect |
| coni/o | dust |
| embol/o | embolus |
| home/o | sameness |
| medi/o | middle/ nearer the middle |
| -ole | little |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| -pnea | breathing |
| silic/o | silica |
| spir/o | to breath (spiral) |