Chapter 4 Combining Forms Flashcards
1
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spir/o
A
breathe; coi
2
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cardi/o
A
heart
3
Q
pulmon/o
A
lung
4
Q
nas/p
A
nose
5
Q
cav/o
A
hollow space
6
Q
sept/o
A
dividing wall; septum
7
Q
turbin/o
A
scroll-like structure
8
Q
muc/o
A
mucus
9
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx; throat
10
Q
or/o
A
mouth
11
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx; voice box
12
Q
glott/o
A
glottis of the larynx
13
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trache/o
A
trachea; windpipe
14
Q
bronchi/o
A
bronchiole
15
Q
bronch/o
A
bronchus
16
Q
lob/o
A
lobe of an organ
17
Q
hil/o
A
indentation
18
Q
alveol/o
A
air sac
19
Q
thorac/o
A
chest; thorax
20
Q
pleur/o
A
lung membrane
21
Q
viscer/o
A
large internal organs
22
Q
pariet/o
A
wall of a cavity
23
Q
phren/o
A
diaphragm; mind
24
Q
hal/o
A
breathe
25
Q
cost/o
A
rib
26
Q
pne/o
A
breathing
27
Q
ventil/o
A
air movement
28
Q
ox/i
A
oxygen
29
Q
ox/o
A
oxygen
30
Q
ox/y
A
oxygen; quick
31
Q
capn/o
A
carbon dioxide
32
Q
hem/o
A
blood
33
Q
glob/o
A
comprehensive; shaped like a globe
34
Q
cellul/o
A
cell
35
Q
metabol/o
A
transformation
36
Q
sept/o
A
dividing wall; septum
37
Q
pneum/o
A
air; lung
