Combining Forms
Alveol/o
Epiglott/o
Epiglottis
Phon/o
-ema
Condition
Breathing in
Inspiration
Bronchi/o
Bronchus
Lob/o
Lobe of the lung
Phren/o
Diaphragm
-osmia
Smell
Breathing out
Expiration
Bronchiol/o
Bronchiole, small bronchus
Mediastin/o
Mediastinum
Pneum/o
Air, lung
-sphyxia
Pulse
The process of moving air in and out
Respiration
Capn/o
Carbon dioxide
Orth/o
Straight, upright
Sinus/o
-thorax
Pleural cavity, chest
Exchange of air in lung capillaries
External respiration
Coni/o
Dust
Pector/o
Spir/o
Breathing
-pexy
Fixation, put into place
Exchange of gases in the cells
Internal Respiration