Meaning
rootthorac/o
chest, thorax
GreekRespiratory
Terms built from thorac/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 thorac/o marked.
thorac/o decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The root thorac/o means “chest”.
- The suffix -centesis means “surgical puncture”.
- Together: Surgical puncture of the chest wall to remove fluid.
Parts that combine with thorac/o
Word parts that appear alongside thorac/o in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use thorac/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
thoracic
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with thorac/o, word for word.
More respiratory roots and combining forms
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