Emmanuel Torres Med Vocab Lesson 11

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Alve-: Combining Form

hollow, cavity

(refers to alveoli of hte lungs or to dental alveoli)
Amygdal-: Combining Form

[almond] tonsil
Anthrax-, Anthrac-: Combining Form

coal; anthrax
Aux-, -auxe, -auxis: Combining Form

grow, increase
Bacter(i)-: Combining Form

[small staff] bacterium
Bronch(i)-: Combining Form

[windpipe] bronchus
Capn-: Combining Form

[smoke] carbon dioxide
Cocc-, -coccus: Combining Form

[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)
Coni-, Koni-: Combining Form

dust
Labi-: Combining Form

lip
Larynx-, Laryng-: Combining Form

larynx
Paresis: Combining Form

slackening of strength, paralysis
Pharynx, Pharyng: Combining Form

[throat] pharynx
Phys-: Combining Form

air, gas
Pleur-: Combining Form

[side] pleura
Pne-: Combining Form

breathe
Pneum(at)-: Combining Form

[breath] air, gas
Pneum(on)-: Combining Form

lung
Sider-: Combining Form

iron
Spir(at)-: Combining Form

breathe
Staphyl-: Combining Form

[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate, staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes)
Stern-: Combining Form

chest, breast, breastbone
Steth-: Combining Form

chest, breast
Strept-: Combining Form

[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)
Sud(or)-: Combining Form

sweat, fluid
Thorax-, Thorac-: Combining Form

chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax
Trach(e)-, Trachy-: Combining Form

[rough] trachea

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