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31 Terms

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Aer/o

air

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Alveol/o

alveolus

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Atel/o

incomplete

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Bronchi/o

bronchu, bronchi

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Cortic/o

outer layer

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Hist/o

tissue

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Laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

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Lob/o

lobe of the lung

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Muc/o

mucus

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Nas/o, Rhin/o

nose

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Ox/o

Oxygen

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Pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

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Phren/o

diaphragm

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Pneumon/o

lung

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Py/o

pus

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Sinus/o

sinus

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trache/o

trachea, windpipe

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spir/o

breathing

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-ectasis

dilation, streching

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-phonia

voice

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-pnea

breathing

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-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

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-rrhage

excessive flow

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-megaly

enlargement

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-ology

study of

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-rrhea

abnormal flow

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-ectomy

surgical removal

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-oxia

Oxygen (like a breathing condition)

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myc/o

fungus

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pleur/o

pleura

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poly-

many