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Respiratory System 9
Combining Forms
Question | Answer |
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/ectasis | open too far |
/ostomy | surgical procedure for creating opening |
py/o | pus |
o/ptysis | to spit |
bronch/o | bronchus (airway) |
pulmon/o | lung (adj.) |
sinus/o | sinus cavity |
spir/o | breathing |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/ | tonsil |
trache/o | trachea (windpipe) |
lob/o | lobe (a portion) |
nas/o | nose |
or/o | mouth |
ox/o | oxygen |
-pnea | breathing |
pharyng/o | throat |
phren/o | diaphragm |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole (small airway) |
laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
endo- | within |
alveol/o | alveolus (air sac) |
pleur/o | pleura (lining around lung) |
pneum/o | air |
pneumon/o | lung |