Combining form
pneum/o
what is lunch, air
a-, an-
What is absence of, without
-desis
What is fixation
This body part contains the vocal cords
What is the Larynx
oxygen
capn/o
What is carbon dioxide
eu-
normal
-rrhea
flow, discharge
smallest subdivision of the bronchial tree
What are the bronchioles
spir/o
breath, breathing
what is blood
poly-
What is many
-oid
resembling
lymphoid tissue in the posterior wall of nasal cavity
What are the adenoids
straight
myc/o
What is fungus
tachy-
What is fast, rapid
-stenosis
constriction, narrowing
the flap of cartilage that covers the opening of the larynx
What is the epiglottis
somn/o
sleep
py/o
What is pus
endo-
What is within
-pytisis
spitting
What is the double fold, serous membrane covering each lung
What is the pleura
coni/o