Meaning
rootspir/o
breathe, breathing
LatinRespiratory
Terms built from spir/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with spir/o marked.
spir/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root spir/o means “breathe”.
- The suffix -metry means “measurement”.
- Together: Measurement of breathing capacity and lung function.
Parts that combine with spir/o
Word parts that appear alongside spir/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use spir/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
respiration
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with spir/o, word for word.
More respiratory roots and combining forms
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