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alveol/o

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Alveolus, air sac

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adenoid/o

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Adenoids

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bronch/o bronchi/o

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bronchial tube, bronchus

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bronchiol/o

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Bronchiole, small bronchus

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capn/o

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Carbon dioxide

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coni/o

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Dust

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cyan/o

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Blue

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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Larynx, voice box

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lob/o

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Lobe of the lung

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mediastin/o

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Mediastinum

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nas/o

A

Nose

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orth/o

A

Straight, upright

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ox/o

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Oxygen

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pector/o

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Chest

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pharyng/o

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Pharynx, throat

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phon/o

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Voice

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phren/o

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diaphragm

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pleur/o

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Pleura

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pneum/o, pneumon/o

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Air, lung

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pulmon/o

A

Lung

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rhin/o

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Nose

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sinus/o

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Sinus, cavity

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spir/o

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Breathing

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tel/o

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Complete

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thorac/o

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Chest

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tonsill/o

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Tonsils

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trache/o

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Trachea, windpipe

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-ema

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Condition

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-osmia

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Smell

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-pnea

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breathing

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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-sphyxia

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Pulse

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-thorax

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Pleural cavity, chest