Respiratory System

ox/i, ox/o (a)  

• oxygen
• air sac; alveolus
• breathing
• expand

-capnia (a)  

• carbon dioxide
• normal
• surgical opening
• chest

hyper- (a)  

• slow
• below
• above; excessive
• fast

hypo- (a)  

• below
• slow
• excessive
• above

a- (a)  

• not; without
• within
• against
• into

-tic (a)  

• difficult
• pertaining to
• breathing
• carbon dioxide

-thorax (a)  

• carbon dioxide
• normal
• surgical opening
• chest

diaphragmat/o (a)  

• diaphragm
• tissue
• phrenic
• fiber

aspir/o (a)  

• removal
• incomplete
• imperfect
• surgical removal

rhin/o (a)  

• nose
• bronchus
• pleura
• air sac