Medical terminology · Body Parts and Disorders

spirat- — Breathe

spirat- means breathe. Latin source words and medical terminology examples: respiration.

Meaning and source words

Meaning: Breathe

• Latin: spirare

Examples and word parts

respiration

Breathing or the processes by which cells release energy.

Explore this term in the app →

Related body parts and disorders terms

• acous/o — Hearing

  acoustic

• aden/o — Gland

  adenitis

• adip/o — Fat

  adipose

• adren/o — Adrenal gland

  adrenal

• angi/o — Vessel

  angiogram

• arteri/o — Artery

  arterial

• arthr/o — Joint

  arthritis

• blephar/o — Eyelid

  blepharitis

Browse all medical terminology