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Lungs & Breathing — Word Roots
Word roots naming the nose, airways and lungs — the vocabulary of breathing.
This page lists all 13 of them. Open any root for example words that use it.
| Word part | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bronch | Word root | bronchus; bronchial tube |
| laryng | Word root | larynx; voice box |
| nas | Word root | nose |
| ox | Word root | oxygen |
| pharyng | Word root | pharynx; throat |
| pleur | Word root | pleura |
| pneumat | Word root | air, gas, breath |
| pneumon | Word root | lung; air |
| pulmon | Word root | lung |
| rhin | Word root | nose |
| spir | Word root | to breathe |
| thorac | Word root | chest |
| trache | Word root | trachea; windpipe |
Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.