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terminology prefixes

  1. coni/o
    dust
  2. dust
    coni/o
  3. blue
    cyan/o
  4. cyan/o
    blue
  5. lob/o
    lobe
  6. lobe
    lob/o
  7. orth/o
    straight
  8. straight
    orth/o
  9. ox/o
    ox/i
    oxygen
  10. oxygen
    • ox/o
    • ox/i
  11. pector/o
    steth/o
    thorac/o
    chest
  12. chest
    • pector/o
    • thorac/o
    • steth/o
  13. steth/o
    chest
  14. phren/o
    • diaphragm
    • mind
  15. diaphragm
    mind
    phren/o
  16. breathe
    spir/o
  17. spir/o
    breathe
  18. incomplete, imperfect
    atel/o
  19. atel/o
    • incomplete
    • imperfect
  20. coal, coal dust
    anthrac/o
  21. anthrac/o
    • coal dust
    • coal
  22. lung
    pulmon/o
  23. pulmon/o
    lung
  24. air;lung
    • pneum/o
    • pneumon/o
  25. pneum/o
    pneumon/o
    • air
    • lung
  26. pleur/o
    pleura
  27. pleura
    pleur/o
  28. alveoli
    alveol/o
  29. bronchiole
    bronchiol/o
  30. bronchus
    plural = bronchi
    • bronchi/o
    • bronch/o
  31. trachea
    trache/o
  32. trache/o
    trachea
  33. laryng/o
    • larynx
    • voice box
  34. voice box
    larynx
    laryng/o
  35. epiglott/o
    epglottis
  36. pharyng/o
    • pharynx
    • AKA throat
  37. AKA throat
    pahrynx
    pharyng/o
  38. tonsil/o
    tonsils
  39. tonsils
    tonsil/o
  40. adenoid/o
    adenoids
  41. adenoids
    adenoid/o
  42. sinus cavity
    sinus/o
  43. sept/o
    septumm
  44. septum
    sept/o
  45. rhin/o
    nas/o
    nose
  46. nose
    • nas/o
    • rhin/o
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