alveol/o
alveolus; air sac
angi/o
vessel (blood)
arteri/o
artery
aspir/o
removal
atel/o
incomplete; imperfect
bol/o
cast; throw
bronch/o
bronchus; bronchial tube
bronchi/o
bronchiole; smaller subdivision of the bronchus
carcin/o
cancer
cardi/o
heart
cyan/o
blue
diaphragmat/o
diaphragm
dilat/o
to enlarge; expand
epiglott/o
epiglottis
fibr/o
fiber
hem/o
blood
hist/o
tissue
laryng/o
larynx; voice box
lob/o
lobe
nas/o
nose
ox/o, ox/i
oxygen
pharyng/o
pharynx; throat
pleur/o
pleura; serous membrane that enfolds the lung
pneum/o, pneumon/o
lung; air
pulmon/o
lung
py/o
pus
resuscit/o
to revive
rhin/o
sin/o, sinus/o
sinus; cavity
spir/o
breathing
thorac/o
chest
tonsill/o
tonsils
trache/o
trachea; windpipe
tub/o
tube
a-
not; without
anti-
against
brady-
slow
dys-
painful; difficult
em-
in
endo-
in; within
epi-
on; over; upon
eu-
good; normal
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
in-
in; into; not
poly-
many; much
tachy-
fast
-al, -ary, -ial, -ic, -tic
pertaining to
-ant
substance that promotes
-ation
process; condition
-capnia
carbon dioxide
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
-ectasis
dilation; expansion
-ema
condition
-emia
blood condition
-genic
produced by or in
-ia
-ion
process; state; condition
-ism
-meter
measure
-metry
process of measuring
-or
one who (or something that) takes action or does something
-osmia
smell
-oxia
-phonia
voice
-pnea
-rrhea
flow; excessive discharge
-spasm
muscle contraction
-stenosis
narrowing; tightening
-stomy
surgical opening
-thorax
chest; pleural cavity
-tomy
process of cutting; incision