A | B |
imperfect | atel/o |
dust | coni/o |
embolus | embol/o |
sameness | home/o |
middle or nearer the middle | medi/o |
little | ole |
oxygen | ox/o |
breathing | pnea |
silica | silic/o |
to breathe | spir/o |
spiral | spir/o |
Plastic surgery of the nose | rhinoplasty |
Examination of the bronchi | bronchoscopy |
Surgical removal of all or part of the lung | pneumonectomy |
Surgical puncture of the chest cavity to remove fluid | thoracocentesis |
incision of the trachea | tracheotomy |
Suffix for surgical puncture | centesis |
Shortened form of thoracocentesis | thoracentesis |