Medical Terminology: Word Parts

Flashcards covering key medical term parts and their meanings.

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchial tube, bronchus

laryng/o

larynx, throat.

nas/o

nose

ox/i, ox/o, ox/y

Oxygen

pharyng/o

throat, pharynx

phon/o

Refers to sound or voice.

pleur/o

Refers to pleura or side of the body.

-pnea

breathing

pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-

lung, air.

pulm/o, pulmon/o

lung.

sinus/o

Refers to sinus.

somn/o

Refers to sleep.

spir/o

Refers to to breathe.

thorac/o, -thorax

Refers to chest or pleural cavity.

trache/o, trachea

Refers to windpipe or trachea.

anoxia

Medical term referring to a deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching the tissues.