aero-, aer-, aeri- +
(Greek: air, mist, wind)
microaerophil
An anaerobe that can tolerate or requires a low oxygen tension.
microaerophilic, microaerophile, microaerophily
1. Thriving in a free oxygen concentration significantly less than that of the atmosphere.
2. A reference to an environment in which the partial pressure of oxygen is significantly below normal atmospheric levels but which is not fully anaerobic.
3. A tiny organism; such as, a bacterium, which is capable of living in an environment where there is not much oxygen.
microaerosol
A suspension in the air of minute particles.
microaerotonometer
An instrument for determining the amount of gases dissolved in the blood.
oligoaerobic
A reference to organisms that grow in conditions of low oxygen concentration.
prosaerotaxis
Positive aerotaxis.
sialoaerophagia, sialoaerophagy
The excessive or frequent swallowing of saliva and air which are taken into the stomach.
surface aeration
The aeration of a liquid by the natural diffusion of air across the surface layer.
thermaerotherapy
1. Medical treatment with the application of hot air.
2. The therapeutic use of hot air.
tracheoaerocele
A tracheal hernia containing air.
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Cross references of word groups that are related, directly or indirectly, to: "air, wind":
aello-;
aeolo-;
anemo-;
atmo-;
austro-;
flat-, flatu-;
phys-;
pneo-, -pnea;
pneumato-;
turb-;
vent-;
zephyro-.
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