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CC306 (Natoli): Chapter 7
Combining Forms
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05/28/2012
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alveol/o
 Definition
alveolus (air sac)
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bronc/o OR bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus (airway)
Term
bronchil/o
 Definition
bronciole (little airway)
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capn/o OR carb/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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laryng/o
 Definition
larynx (voice box)
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lob/o
 Definition
lobe (a portion)
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
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palat/o
 Definition
palate
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
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phren/o
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diaphragm (also mind)
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pleur/o
 Definition
pleura (lining of the lungs)
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pneum/o OR pneumon/o
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air OR lung
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pulmon/o
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lung
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sinus/o
 Definition
sinus (cavity)
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spir/o
 Definition
breathing
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-pnea (suffix)
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breathing
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tosill/o
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tonsil
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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uvul/o
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uvula
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coni/o
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dust
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staz/o
 Definition
drip
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ptysis
 Definition
spit
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emphysan
 Definition
to inflate
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