| A | B |
|---|
| adenoid/o | adenoids |
| alveol/o | alveolus; air sac |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube; bronchus |
| bronchi/o | bronchial tube; bronchus |
| bronchiol/o | bronchiole; small bronchus |
| capn/o | carbon dioxide |
| cyan/o | blue |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx; voice box |
| lob/o | lobe |
| mediastin/o | mediastinum |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight; upright |
| ox/o | oxygen |
| pector/o | chest |
| pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
| phon/o | voice |
| phren/o | diaphragm |
| pleur/o | pleura |
| pneum/o | lung |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| pulmon/o | lung |
| rhin/o | nose |
| sinus/o | sinus; cavity |
| spir/o | breathing |
| tel/o | complete |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea; windpipe |
| -algia | pain |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -desis | bind; tie together |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectasia | dilation; dilatation; widening |
| -ectasis | dilation; dilatation; widening |
| -ectomy | removal; excision; resection |
| py/o | pus |
| -ema | condition |
| -lysis | breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
| -osmia | smell |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -phonia | voice; sound |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhea | flow; discharge |
| -scopy | visual examination with an endoscope |
| -sphyxia | pulse |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
| -stomy | new opening (to form a mouth) |
| -thorax | chest; pleural cavity |
| -tomy | incision; process of cutting |
| -trophy | nourishment; development |
| a-, an- | no; not; without |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult; abnormal |
| epi- | above; upon; on |
| em- | in |
| eu- | good; normal |
| hyper- | above; excessive |
| hypo- | deficient; below; under; less than normal |
| para- | near; beside; abnormal; apart from; along side of |
| per- | through |
| peri- | surrounding |
| re- | again; back; backward |
| oxysm/o | sudden |
| anthrac/o | coal |
| abest/o | asbestos |
| silic/o | glass |
