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Respiratory System 2
Respiratory System Combining Forms, Suffixes and Prefixes
Term | Definition |
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adenoid/o | adenoids |
alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
bronch/o | bronchial tube |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
pulmon/o | lung |
nas/o | nose |
or/o | mouth |
ox/o | oxygen |
pector/o | chest |
orth/o | straight |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-osmia | smell |
-pnea | breathing |
-stenosis | narrowing, tightening |
-ectasis | widening, expansion |
-ptysis | spitting |
brady- | slow |
per- | through |
hypo- | under, below; less than |
para- | near |