Language of medicine Chapter 12- combining forms and suffixes
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Chabner's Language of Medicine, 9th edition. Combining forms and suffixes for Chapter 12- the respiratory system.
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HS 145 using Chabner's Language of Medicine
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus, air sac |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube, bronchus (1) |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube, bronchus (2) |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole, small bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| coni/o | dust |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx, voice box |
| lob/o | lobe of the lung |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose (1) |
| orth/o | straight, upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest (1) |
| pharyng/o | pharynx, throat |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | air, lung (1) |
| pneumon/o | air, lung (2) |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose (2) |
| sinus/o | sinus, cavity |
| spir/o | breathing (the combining form) |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest (2) |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea, windpipe |
| -ema | condition |
| -osmia | smell |
| -pnea | breathing (the suffix) |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -thorax | chest, pleural cavity |
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