Medical Vocab Lesson 11

Front 1

alve-

Back 1

hollow, cavity
combining form

Front 2

amygdal-

Back 2

almond, tonsil
combining form

Front 3

anthrax-
anthrac-

Back 3

coal; anthrax
combining form

Front 4

aux-
-auxe
-auxis

Back 4

grow, increase
combining form

Front 5

bacter(i)-

Back 5

small staff, bacterium
combining form

Front 6

bronch(i)-

Back 6

windpipe, bronchus
combining form

Front 7

capn-

Back 7

smoke, carbon dioxide
combining form

Front 8

cocc-
-coccus

Back 8

berry, coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)
combining form

Front 9

coni-
-koni-

Back 9

dust
combining form

Front 10

labi-

Back 10

lip
combining form

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