thorac/o, pleur/o

thorac/o means chest and pleur/o means the lining around the lungs (Greek).

"thor-ACK-oh / PLOOR-oh." Coach: "Thorac is the chest; pleur is the slippery lining around the lungs."

Examples: thoracic, thoracotomy, thoracostomy, thoracentesis, hemothorax.

Also: pneumothorax, pleural, pleuritis, pleurodesis, pleural effusion.