word roots of the lungs

  • aer: air, aerial: pertaining to air

  • alveol: alveolus, alveoli: many alveoli

  • angi: vessel, angiitis: inflammation of the vessel

  • antrac: coal, antracogenesis: produces coal

  • arteri: artery, arteriosus: abnormal condition of the artery

  • atel: incomplete, atelospirum: pertaining to incomplete breathing

  • bi: two, life, biology: the study of life

  • bronch: bronchus, bronchostenosis: narrowing

  • bronchi: bronchus, bronchiole: small bronchus

  • bronchiol: bronchiole, bronchiolus: pertaining to the bronchiole

  • carcin: cancer, carcinoma: swelling of cancer

  • cardi: heart, cardiologist: one who studies the heart

  • coni: dust, conigenic: produced by dust

  • cortic: outer layer, cardicortic: outer layer of the heart

  • cyan: blue, cyanotic: pertaining to blue

  • cyst: sac, cystosclerosis: hardening of the sac

  • cyt: cell, cytoplasm: cell formation

  • diaphragmat: diaphragm, diaphragmatic: pertaining to diaphragm

  • embol: clot, embolism: state of clot

  • epiglott: epiglottis, epiglottis: pertaining to the epiglottis

  • fibr: fiber, fibrous: pertaining to the fiber

  • hem: blood, hematic: pertaining to blood

  • hist: tissue, antihistal: pertaining to against tissue

  • laryng: voice box, otolaryngologist: one who studies the ear, nose and voice box

  • lob: lobe, lobotomy: cutting into the lobe

  • muc: mucus, mucus: pertaining to mucus

  • myc: fungus, mycal: pertaining to fungus

  • nas: nose, nasal: pertaining to nose

  • orth: straight, orthopedic: pertaining to straight child

  • ot: ear, otic: pertaining to ear

  • ox: oxygen, oxaloacetic: pertaining to oxygen

  • pharyng: pharynx, pharyngeal: pertaining to the pharynx

  • pleur: pleura, pleural: pertaining to pleura

  • pneum: air, lung, pneumothorax: air in the chest

  • pneumon: air, lung, pneumonia: state of the lung

  • pulmon: lung, pulmonologist: one who studies the lung

  • py: pus, pyogenesis: produces pus

  • rhin: nose, otorhinolaryngologist: one who studies the ear, nose, and voice box

  • sept: septum, septal: pertaining to the septum

  • sinus: sinus

  • somn: sleep, insomnia: pertaining to not sleep

  • spir: breathing, spirosis: abnormal condition of breathing

  • thorac: chest, pneumothorax: air in the chest

  • trache: trachea, tracheal: pertaining to the trachea

  • tuss: cough, tussogenic: produced by cough.