Meaning
rootpleur/o
pleura, side
GreekRespiratory
Terms built from pleur/o
2 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with pleur/o marked.
pleur/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root pleur/o means “pleura”.
- The suffix -itis means “inflammation”.
- Together: Inflammation of the pleura surrounding the lungs.
Parts that combine with pleur/o
Word parts that appear alongside pleur/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use pleur/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
pleural
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