Respiratory Combining forms

Combining form for air

aer/o
Combining form for alveolus

alveol/o
Combining form for vessel

angi/o
Combining form for coal

anthrac/o
Combining form for artery

arteri/o
Combining form for incomplete

atel/o
Combining form for life

bi/o
Combining form for bronchus
- bronch/o
- bronchi/o
Combining form for bronchiole

bronchiol/o
Combining form for cancer

carcin/o
Combining form for heart

cadri/o
Combining form for dust

coni/o
Combining form for outer region/ cortex

cortic/o
Combining form for blue

cyan/o
Combining form for cyst, bladder

cyst/o
Combining form for cell

cyt/o
Combining form for diaphragm

diaphragmat/o
Combining form for plug

embol/o
Combining form for epiglottis

epiglott/o
Combining form for fibers

fibr/o
Combining form for blood

hema/o
Combining form for tissu

hist/o
Combining form for larynx

laryng/o
Combining form for lobe

lob/o
Combining form for mucus

muc/o
Combining form for nose
- nas/o
- rhin/o
Combining form for straight

orth/o
Combining form for ear

ot/o
Combining form for oxygen
- ox/i
- ox/o
Combining form for pharynx

pharyng/o
Combining form for pleura

pleur/o
Combining form for air

pneum/o
Combining form for lung
- pneumon/o
- pulmon/o
Combining form for pus

py/o
Combining form for wall

sept/o
Combining form for sinus

sinus/o
Combining form for sleep

somn/o
Combining form for breathing

spir/o
Combining form for chest

thorac/o
Combining form for trachea

trache/o
Combining form for cough

tuss/o

Author

Rome

ID

207601

Card Set

Respiratory Combining forms

Description

combining forms

Updated

2013-03-16T08:32:41Z

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