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chest
- -thorax
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: pneum/o/thorax
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alveolus
- alveol/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: alveol/itis
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oxygen (two combining forms)
- ox/o, ox/i
- (combining forms)
- EXAMPLE: ox/i/meter
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sound, voice
- phon/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: dys/phon/ia
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mucus
- muc/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: muc/oid
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sleep
- somn/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: poly/somn/o/graphy
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carbon dioxide
- capn/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: capn/o/meter
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straight
- orth/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: orth/o/pnea
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blood (2 combining forms)
- hem/o, hemat/o
- (combining forms)
- EXAMPLE: hem/o/thorax
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pus
- py/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: py/o/thorax
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nose (two combining forms)
- nas/o, rhin/o
- (combining forms)
- EXAMPLE: rhin/o/plasty
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pleura
- pleur/o
- (combining forms)
- EXAMPLE: pleur/itis
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larynx
- laryng/o
- (combining form)
- EXAMPLE: laryng/itis
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diaphragm (two CFs)
- diaphragmat/o, phren/o
- (CFs)
- EXAMPLE: diaphragmat/o/cele
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pharynx
- pharyng/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: pharyng/itis
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lobe
- lob/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: lob/ectomy
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epiglottis
- epiglott/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: epiglott/itis
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bronchus (2 CFs)
- bronchi/o, bronch/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: bronchi/ectasis
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adenoids
- adenoid/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: adenoid/itis
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pertaining to (3 suffixes)
- -ar, -ary, -eal
- (suffixes)
- EXAMPLE: laryng/eal
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blood condition
- -emia
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: hyp/ox/emia
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instrument used to measure
- -meter
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: spir/o/meter
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rapid flow of blood
- -rrhagia
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: rhin/o/rrhagia
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breathe, breathing (CF)
- spir/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: spir/o/meter
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within
- endo-
- (prefix)
- EXAMPLE: endo/scope
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all, total
- pan-
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: pan/sinus/itis
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fast, rapid
- tachy-
- (prefix)
- EXAMPLE: tachy/pnea
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many, much
- poly-
- (prefix)
- EXAMPLE: poly/somn/o/graphy
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pain
- -algia
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: thorac/algia
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normal, good
- eu-
- (prefix)
- EXAMPLE: eu/pnea
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without or absence of (two prefixes)
- a-, an-
- (prefix)
- EXAMPLE: a/pnea
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hernia or protrusion
- -cele
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: pneumat/o/cele
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strething out, dilation, expansion
- -ectasis
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: atel/ectasis
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process of recording, radiographic imaging
- -graphy
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: poly/somn/o/graphy
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measurement
- -metry
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: spir/o/metry
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surgical puncture to aspirate fluid (with a sterile needle)
- -centesis
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: thorac/o/centesis
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surgical fixation, suspension
- -pexy
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: pleur/o/pexy
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pertaining to visual examination
- -scopic
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: endo/scopic
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sudden, involuntary muscle contraction
- -spasm
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: bronch/o/spasm
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sinus
- sinus/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: sinus/o/tomy
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lung
- pulmon/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: pulmon/ary
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imperfect, incomplete
- atel/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: atel/ectasis
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visual examination
- -scopy
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: endo/scopy
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instrument used for visual examination
- -scope
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: bronch/o/scope
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breathing
- -pnea
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: a/pnea
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cut into or incision
- -tomy
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: trache/o/tomy
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creation of an artificial opening
- -stomy
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: laryng/o/stomy
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septum (wall off, fence)
- sept/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: sept/o/tomy
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thorax (chest)
- thorac/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: thorac/o/centesis
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trachea
- trache/o
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: trache/o/stomy
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tonsil
- tonsill/o (note: two Ls)
- (CF)
- EXAMPLE: tonsill/itis
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constriction or narrowing
- -stenosis
- (suffix)
- EXAMPLE: trache/o/stenosis
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