Medical Vocabulary Lesson 11 Olivia Kendall

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