Word Roots
alveol/o
What is alveolus, alveoli
-algia, -dynia
What is pain
eu-
What is good, normal
nose
What is rhin/o, nas/o
breathing
What is -pnea
bronch/o, bronchi/o
-ectomy
What is excision, removal
What is large
orth/o
What is straight
bursting forth
What is -rrhagia
epiglott/o
What is epiglottis
-ia
What is condition
micro-
What is small
pulmon/o
What is lung
pertaining to, relating to
What is -ous
laryng/o
-oma
What is tumor
peri-
What is around
phneum/o, pneumon/o
abnormal condition
What is -osis
What is lobe
-malacia
What is softening
What is twice a day
thorac/o
What is chest
surgical puncture