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.