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Respiratory System
Respiratory System- Word Roots
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Undergraduate 1
09/12/2026
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Alveol/o
 Definition
Alveolus, air sac
Term
Bronch/o, Bronchi/o
 Definition
Bronchus
Term
Capn/o
 Definition
Carbon dioxide
Term
Cyst/o
 Definition
Bladder, sac
Term
Diaphragmat/o
 Definition
Diaphragm
Term
Epiglott/o
 Definition
Epiglottis
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Fibr/o
 Definition
Fiber
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Hem/o, Hemat/o
 Definition
Blood
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Laryng/o
 Definition
Larynx (voice box)
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Lob/o
 Definition
Lobe
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Muc/o
 Definition
Mucus
Term
Nas/o
 Definition
Nose
Term
Ox/i, Ox/o, Ox/y
 Definition
Oxygen
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Pharyng/o
 Definition
Pharynx (throat)
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Phon/o
 Definition
Voice
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Phren/o
 Definition
Diaphragm
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Pleur/o
 Definition
Pleura (membrane surrounding the lungs)
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Pneum/o, Pneumon/o
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Lung, air
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Pulm/o, Pulmon/o
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Lung
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Radi/o
 Definition
X-rays, radiation
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Respir/o
 Definition
Breathing
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Rhin/o
 Definition
Nose
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Sept/o
 Definition
Septum
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Sinus/o
 Definition
Sinus
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Somn/o
 Definition
Sleep
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Tom/o
 Definition
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