Respiratory System Suffixes & Prefixes

rhin- / naso-

• respiration

• lung

• nose

• tongue

oro-

• lung

• inflammation of

• air

• mouth

lingua-

• tongue

• breathe

• below normal

• small cavity

pneumo-

• over; above

• air

• breathe

• nose

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

spir-

• below normal

• lung

• tongue

• breathe

pulmon-

• small cavity

• nose

• lung

• mouth

-itis

• inflammation of

• air

• respiration

• over; above

alveol-

• small cavity

• below normal

• tongue

• nose

hyper-

• mouth

• over; above

• below normal

• lung

hypo-

• inflammation of

• breathe

• small cavity

• below normal