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Ox/o
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Oxygen
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Capn/o carb/o
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Carbon dioxide
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Lob/o
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Lobe (a portion)
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Phren/o
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Diaphragm (also mind)
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Pnuem/o
pneumon/p
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Air or lung
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Spir/o
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Breathing
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Thorac/o
pector/o
steth/o
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Chest
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Tonsill/o
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Tonsil (almond)
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-pnea
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Breathing
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Palate
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Partition between oral and nasal cavities.
divided into hard and soft palates.
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Pharynx
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Throat; passageway for food to the esophagus and air to the larynx
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Nasopharynx
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Part of pharynx, directly behind the nasal passages.
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Oropharynx
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Central portion of the the pharynx between roof of mouth and upper edge of epiglottis
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Laryngopharynx
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Lower part of pharynx just below the oropharynx opening to the larynx and the esophagus
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Tonsils
or palatine tonsils
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Oval lymphatic tissues on each side of the pharynx that filter air to protect body from bacterial invasion
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