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Chapter 7 - Word Parts
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Undergraduate 1
10/30/2012
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Term
Bronch/o, Bronchi/o
 Definition
Bronchial tube, Bronchhus
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Laryng/o
 Definition
larynx, throat
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nas/o
 Definition
nose
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ox/i,ox/o,ox/y
 Definition
oxygen
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Pharyng/o
 Definition
throat, pharynx
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Phon/o
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sound, voice
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura, side of the body
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-
 Definition
lung, air
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pulm/o, pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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sinus/o
 Definition
sinus
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somn/o
 Definition
sleep
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spir/o
 Definition
to breathe
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thorac/o, thorax
 Definition
chest, pleural cavity
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trache/o, trachea
 Definition
windpipe
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para-
 Definition
near
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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ot/o
 Definition
ear
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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-ectasis
 Definition
stretching or enlargement
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coni/o
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dust
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anthrac/o
 Definition
coal dust
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asbest/o
 Definition
asbestos
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silic/o
 Definition
glass
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expector/o
 Definition
cough up
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-ation
 Definition
state or action
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
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capn/o
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Carbon Dioxide
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-meter
 Definition
to measure
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tuss/o
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cough
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-ive
 Definition
performs
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sept/o
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septum
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lob/o
 Definition
lobe
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