Medical Vocabulary Lesson 11

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 sperical bacterium

Front 9

coni-, koni-

Back 9

combining form dust

Front 10

labi

Back 10

combining form lip

Front 11

lanrynx-, 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

pheum(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

thrach( e)-, thrachy-

Back 27

combining form (rough) trachea