CLST 301 - 06 Flashcards
Respiratory System
bronch-
bronchi-
bronchus; branch of the trachea
[pl. bronchi]
halit-
breath
laryng-
larynx
pharyng-
pharynx; throat
diaphragm-
G) phren-*/ phrenic-
[See Mod. 5, phren-]
diaphragm
G)
pleur-
pleura; membrane enfolding the lung
pne-
spir-
respiration
pneum-*/ pneumon- / pulm- / pulmon-
[See pneum-, below in Substance Roots]
lung
rhin-
nas-
nose
sin-
sinu-
sinus-
nasal sinus; sinus; cavity (within a structure)
trache-
trachea; windpipe
acet-
vinegar; acid
aer- pneum-* pneumat- phys- [See pneum-, above, in Anatomical Roots]
air; gas
amyl-
starch
G) blenn- / myx-
L) muc-
mucus
calc-
calcin-
calcium; calcium salts; lime
chol-
chole- [no c. v.]
bili- [no c. v.]
bile; gall
chyl-
chyle; milky fluid in the intestines
chym-
chyme; gastric pulp
gli-*
[See Mod. 5, gli-]
glue
coll-
gluten-
glutin-
jelly; gelatin; glue
copr- scat- G) fec- / fecal- sterc- stercor-
feces
frug-
fruct-
fructos-
fruit sugar
G) galact-
L) lact-
milk
G) gluc- / glyc-
sacchar-
sugar
hal-
sal-
salt
hyal-
vitri-
glass [noun]; glass-like [adjective]
aqu-
aqua-
aque-
water
hydr-
water; watery substance
kerat-/ cerat-/ cornu-* / corne-*
[See Module 4, kerat-, cerat- cornu-, corne-]
horn [noun];
horn-like [adjective]
lith-
[See Mod. 12, lith-]
stone; calculus [pl. calculi]
G)
myc-
mycet-
fungus
nephel-
mist; cloudiness
ole-
oil
oxy-* [no c. v.]
[See Mod. 11, oxy-]
oxygen; acid
pharmac-
drug
-pnea
T) respiration
G) -lith
stone [or, calculus] (in an organ or other tissue)