The Respiratory System

Word Parts: Prefixes, Suffixes, Root words

alveoli/o

alveolus, air sacs

bronchi/o

bronchus

bronchiol/o

bronchiole, small bronchus

cyan/o

blue

-ema

condition

nas/o

nose

orth/o

straigh, upright

-osmia

smell

ox/o

oxygen

pector/o

chest

pharyng/o

pharynx, throat

phon/o

voice

phren/o

diaphragm

pleur/o

pleura

-pnea

breathing