Common Combining Forms and Suffixes Related to the Respiratory System

A & P Chapter 4

18 cards   |   Total Attempts: 188
  

Cards In This Set

Front Back
Aer/o-
Air
Atel/o-
Imperfect
Bronch/o-, bronchi/o-
Bronchus ( bronchi )
Bronchiol/o-
Bronchioles ( little bronchi )
Laryng/o-
Larynx ( voice box )
Lob/o-
Lobes
Muc/o-
Mucus
Nas/o-, rhin/o-
Nose
Example: Rhinitis, an inflammation of the nose and nasal passages.
Ox/o-
Oxygen
Example: Hypoxia is a condition of belwo-normal oxygen levels.
Pharyng/o-
Pharynx ( throat )
Pleur/o-
Pleura ( membrane surrounding each lung )
Pneumo/o-, pnemon/o-
Lung, air
Pulmon/o-
Lung
Sinus/o-
Sinus( es )
Spir/o-
To breathe