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Respiratory system
Chapter 7, Combining forms and roots
Term | Definition |
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alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
angi/o | vessel (blood) |
arteri/o | artery |
aspir/o | removal |
atel/o | incomplete; imperfect |
bol/o | cast; throw |
bronch/o | bronchus; bronchial tube |
bronchi/o | bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus |
carcin/o | cancer |
cardi/o | heart |
cyan/o | blue |
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
dilat/o | to enlarge; expand |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
fibr/o | fiber |
hem/o | blood |
hist/o | tissue |
laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
lob/o | lobe |
nas/o | nose |
ox/o, ox/i | oxygen |
pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
pleur/o | pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung |
pneum/o, pneumon/o | lung; air |
pulmon/o | lung |
py/o | pus |
resuscit/o | to revive |
rhin/o | nose |
sinus/o | sinus; cavity |
spir/o | breathing |
thorac/o | chest |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
tub/o | tube |