L 11 Combining Forms - Respiratory System Flashcards
alve
hollow, cavity
amygdal-
[almond] tonsil
anthrax / anthrac-
coal; anthrax
aux- / -auxe / -auxis
grow, increase
bacter(i)-
[small staff] bacterium
bronch(i)-
[windpipe] bronchus
capn-
[smoke] carbon dioxide
cocc- / -coccus
[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)
coni- / koni-
dust
labi-
lip
larynx- / laryng-
larynx
paresis
slackening of strength, paralysis
pharynx / pharyng-
[throat] pharynx
phys-
air, gas
pleur-
[side] pleura
pne-
breathe
pneum(at)-
[breath] air, gas
pneum(on)-
lung
sider-
iron
spir(at)-
breathe
staphyl-
[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (microorganisms clustered together like grapes)
stern-
chest, breast, breastbone
steth-
chest, breast
strept-
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)
sud(or)-
sweat, fluid
thorax / thorac-
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax
trach(e)- / trachy-
[rough] trachea