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Ch. 12 - Terminology
Ch. 12 - Respiratory System - Combing Forms/ Suffixes
Term | Definition |
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adenoid/o | adenoids |
alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
bronch/o bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole, small bronchus |
capn/o | carbon dioxide |
coni/o | dust |
cyan/o | blue |
epilott/o | epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
lob/o | lobe of the lung |
mediastin/o | mediastinum |
nas/o | nose |
orth/o | straight, upright |
ox/o | oxygen |
pector/o | chest |
phayng/o | pharynx, throat |
phon/o | voice |
phen/o | diaphragm |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o pneumon/o | air, lung |
pulmon/o | lung |
rhin/o | nose |
sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
spir/o | breathing |
tel/o | complete |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
-ema | condition |
-osmia | smell |
-pnea | breathing |
-ptysis | spitting |
-spyxia | pulse |
-thorax | pleural cavity, chest |