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8.4
respriratory system combining forms & suffixes
Term | Definition |
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aer/o | air |
atel/o | imperfect |
bronch/o, bronchi/o | bronchus (bronchi) |
bronchiol/o | bronchioles (little bronchi) |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
lob/o | lobes |
muc/o | mucus |
nas/o, rhin/o | nose |
ox/o | oxygen |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
pleur/o | pleura (membrane surrounding each lung) |
pneum/o, pnemon/o | lung, air |
pulmon/o | lung |
sinus/o | sinus(es) |
spir/o | to breathe |
tonsill/o | tonsil(s) |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
-ptysis | to spit |