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1
Q

adenoid/o

A

adenoids

2
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alveol/o

A

alveolus air, air sac

3
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bronch/o, bronchi/o

A

bronchial tube, bronchus

4
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bronchiol/o

A

bronchiole, small bronchus

5
Q

capn/o

A

carbon dioxide

6
Q

coni/o

A

dust

7
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

8
Q

epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

9
Q

lob/o

A

lobe of the lung

10
Q

nas/o

A

nose

11
Q

or/o

A

mouth

12
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orth/o

A

straight, upright

13
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

14
Q

pector/o

A

chest

15
Q

phon/o

A

voice

16
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phren/o

A

diaphram

17
Q

pleur/o

A

pleura

18
Q

pneum/o, pneumon/o

A

air, lung

19
Q

pulmon/o

A

lung

20
Q

py/o

A

pus

21
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sinus/o

A

sinus, cavity

22
Q

spir/o

A

breathing

23
Q

tel/o

A

complete

24
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thorac/o

A

chest

25
Q

tonsill/o

A

tonsils

26
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trache/o

A

trachea, windpipe

27
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-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

28
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

29
Q

-dynia

A

pain

30
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-ectasis

A

dilation, widening

31
Q

-ema

A

condition

32
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-lysis

A

breakdown

33
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-osmia

A

smell

34
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-phonia

A

voice, sound

35
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-pnea

A

breathing

36
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-ptysis

A

spitting

37
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-sphyxia

A

pulse

38
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-stenosis

A

tightening, stricture

39
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-stomy

A

new opening to form a mouth

40
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-thorax

A

chest, pleural cavity

41
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-trophy

A

nourishment, development

42
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em-

A

in

43
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eu-

A

good, normal

44
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ex-

A

out, away from

45
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para-

A

near, beside, abnormal, along side of

46
Q

per-

A

through

47
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re-

A

back, again