Lesson 11 Med Vocab

Front 1

Alve-

Back 1

Combining Form

hollow, cavity

Front 2

Amygdal-

Back 2

Combining Form

[almond] tonsil

Front 3

Anthrax, Anthrac-

Back 3

Combining Form

coal; anthrax

Front 4

Aux-, -auxe, -auxis

Back 4

Combining Form

grow, increase

Front 5

Bacter(i)-

Back 5

Combining Form

[small staff] bacterium

Front 6

Bronch(i)-

Back 6

Combining Form

[windpipe] bronchus

Front 7

Capn-

Back 7

Combining Form

[smoke] carbon dioxide

Front 8

Cocc-, -coccus

Back 8

Combining Form

[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)

Front 9

Coni-, Koni-

Back 9

Combining Form

dust

Front 10

Labi-

Back 10

Combining Form

lip

Front 11

Larynx, Laryng-

Back 11

Combining Form

larynx

Front 12

Paresis

Back 12

Combining Form

slackening of strength, paralysis

Front 13

Pharynx, Pharyng-

Back 13

Combining Form

[throat] pharynx

Front 14

Phys-

Back 14

Combining Form

air, gas

Front 15

Pleur-

Back 15

Combining Form

[side] pleura

Front 16

Pne-

Back 16

Combining Form

breathe

Front 17

Pneum(at)-

Back 17

Combining Form

[breath] air, gas

Front 18

Pneum(on)-

Back 18

Combining Form

lung

Front 19

Sider-

Back 19

Combining Form

iron

Front 20

Spir(at)-

Back 20

Combining Form

breathe

Front 21

Staphyl-

Back 21

Combining Form

[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes)

Front 22

Stern-

Back 22

Combining Form

chest, breast, breastbone

Front 23

Steth-

Back 23

Combining Form

chest, breast

Front 24

Strept-

Back 24

Combining Form

[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)

Front 25

Sud(or)-

Back 25

Combining Form

sweat, fluid

Front 26

Thorax, Thorac-

Back 26

Combining Form

chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax

Front 27

Trach(e)-, Trachy-

Back 27

Combining Form

[rough] trachea