Owens Lesson 11 Flashcards

Front 1

Respiration

Back 1

process of the inspiration of oxygen and expiration of carbon dioxide

Front 2

Oxyhemoglobin

Back 2

hemoglobin saturated with oxygen

Front 3

Mediastinum

Back 3

cavity that separates the lungs

Front 4

Alve-

Back 4

Combining Form
hollow, cavity

Front 5

Alveol-

Back 5

Combining Form
alveoli of the lungs or dental alveoli

Front 6

Amygdal-

Back 6

Combining Form
[almond] tonsil

Front 7

Anthrax-, Anthrac-

Back 7

Combining Form
coal; anthrax

Front 8

Aux-, -auxe, -auxis

Back 8

Combining Form
grow, increase

Front 9

Bacter(i)-

Back 9

Combining Form
[small staff] bacterium

Front 10

Bronch(i)-

Back 10

Combining Form
[windpipe] bronchus

Front 11

Capn-

Back 11

Combining Form
[smoke] carbon dioxide

Front 12

Cocc-, -coccus

Back 12

Combining Form
[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)

Front 13

Coni-, Koni-

Back 13

Combining Form
dust

Front 14

Labi-

Back 14

Combining Form
lip

Front 15

Larynx-, Laryng-

Back 15

Combining Form
larynx

Front 16

Paresis

Back 16

Combining Form
slackening of strength, paralysis

Front 17

Pharynx-, Pharyng-

Back 17

Combining Form
[throat] pharynx

Front 18

Phys-

Back 18

Combining Form
air, gas

Front 19

Pleur-

Back 19

Combining Form
[side] pleura

Front 20

Pne-

Back 20

Combining Form
breathe

Front 21

Pneum(at)-

Back 21

Combining Form
[breathe] air, gas

Front 22

Pneum(on)-

Back 22

Combining Form
lung

Front 23

Sider-

Back 23

Combining Form
iron

Front 24

Spir(at)-

Back 24

Combining Form
breathe

Front 25

Staphyl-

Back 25

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

Front 26

Stern-

Back 26

Combining Form
chest, breast, breastbone

Front 27

Steth-

Back 27

Combining Form
chest, breast

Front 28

Strept-

Back 28

Combining Form
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)

Front 29

Sud(or)-

Back 29

Combining Form
sweat, fluid

Front 30

Thorax-, Thorac-

Back 30

Combining Form
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax

Front 31

Trach(e)-, Trachy-

Back 31

Combining Form
[rough] trachea

Front 32

Influenza

Back 32

contagious respiratory viral infection

Front 33

Pneumonia

Back 33

inflammation of the lungs usually resulting from infections caused by bacteria, viruses, or other pathogenic organisms

Front 34

Anthrax

Back 34

highly infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacteria Bacillus Anracis

Front 35

Asphyxia

Back 35

lack of a pulse

Front 36

Asphytic

Back 36

pertaining to, affected with asphyxia, or without a pulse