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Respiratory System Med Terms
Med Terms of the Respiratory System
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03/14/2011
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adenoid/o
 Definition
adenoids
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus, air sca
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
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bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus
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bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchiole, small bronchus
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capn/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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coni/o
 Definition
dust
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
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epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx, voice box
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lob/o
 Definition
lobe of the lung
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mediastin/o
 Definition
mediastinum
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nas/o
 Definition
nose
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orth/o
 Definition
straight, upright
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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pector/o
 Definition
chest
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx, throat
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phon/o
 Definition
voice
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phren/o
 Definition
diaphragm
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
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pneum/o, pneumon/o
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air, lung
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pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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sinus/o
 Definition
sinus, cavity
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spir/o
 Definition
breathing
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tel/o
 Definition
complete
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thorac/o
 Definition
chest
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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trache/o
 Definition
trachea, windpipe
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-ema
 Definition
condition
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-osmia
 Definition
smell
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
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-sphyxia
 Definition
pulse
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-thorax
 Definition
pleural cavity, chest
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