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Word root Medical Terminology

Breathing.

Example: spirometry (test of air moved in and out of the lungs)

Sources

Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Fundamentals of Nursing, Chapter 19 Key Terms · OpenStax

Terms built with spir/o

N95 respiratorA tight-fitting respirator that filters very small airborne particles; it must be fit-tested.
respirationOne breath: an inhalation and an exhalation; respirations are counted per minute.

Related terms

sarc/oFlesh or connective tissue.
scler/oHard; also the sclera (white of the eye).
scoli/oCrooked or twisted.
sial/oSaliva or salivary gland.
splen/oSpleen.
spondyl/o, vertebr/oVertebra (bone of the spine).
stern/oSternum (breastbone).
stomat/oMouth.

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