alveol/o

alveolus (pl. alveoli)

bronch/o, bronchi/o

bronchus (pl. bronchi)

bronchiol/o

bronchiole

epiglott/o

epiglottis

laryng/o

larynx (voice box)

lob/o

lobe

nas/o, rhin/o

nose

phren/o∗

diaphragm

pleur/o

pleura

pharyng/o

pharynx (throat)

pneum/o, † pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmon/o

lung

trache/o

trachea (windpipe)

atel/o

imperfect

coni/o

a relationship to dust

embol/o

embolus

home/o

sameness

-ole

little

ox/o

oxygen

-pnea

breathing

silic/o

silica

spir/o

to breathe (sometimes, spiral)