Word Parts for the Respiratory System (Roots) Flashcards by Michael Russell | Brainscape

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adenoid/o

A

adenoids

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alveol/o

A

alveolus, air sacs

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atel/o

A

incomplete

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bronch/i, bronch/o

A

bronchus

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bronchiol/o

A

bronchioles, little bronchi

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cyan/o

A

blue

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laryng/o

A

larynx, voice box

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lob/o

A

lobe

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muc/o

A

mucus

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nas/o, rhin/o

A

nose

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olfact/o

A

smell

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or/o

A

mouth

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ox/o, ox/i, ox/y

A

oxygen

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pector/o, steth/o, thorac/o

A

chest

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pharyng/o

A

pharynx, throat

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phren/o

A

diaphragm

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phon/o

A

sound, voice

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pleur/a, pleur/o

A

pleura, pleural cavity

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pneumon/o, pulmon/o, pneumat/o, pneum/o

A

lungs, air, respiration

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sept/o

A

partition

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sinus/o

A

sinuses

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spir/o

A

breathing

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thorac/o

A

pleural cavity, chest

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tonsill/o

A

tonsils

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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe