| 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 |