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Medical Terminology
Respiratory System - Chapter 7
Word Part | Meaning |
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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) |