Ch. 7 Combining Forms Flashcards

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bronch/o, bronchi/o

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bronchus (airway)

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alveol/o

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alveolus (air sac)

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bronchiol/o

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bronchiole (small airway)

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capn/o, carb/o

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carbon dioxide

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laryng/o

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larynx (voice box)

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lob/o

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lobe (a portion)

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nas/o, rhin/o

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nose

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or/o

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mouth

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ox/o

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oxygen

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palat/o

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palate

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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phren/o

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diaphragm (also mind)

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pleur/o

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pleura (lining of the lungs)

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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air or lung

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pulmon/o

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lung

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sinus/o

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sinus (cavity)

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spir/o, -pnea (suffix)

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breathing

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thorac/o, pector/o, steth/o

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chest

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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uvul/o

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uvula