Tabitha Le - Med Vocab Chapter 11

Front 1

Alve-*

Back 1

Combining Form
Hollow, Cavity
*words containing the diminutive form alveol- refer to alveoli of the lungs or to dental alveoli

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
*These forms of aux-, auxe-, and -auxin indicate nouns meaning increase in size, abnormal growth of a part

Front 5

Bacter(i)-

Back 5

Combining Form
[small staff] bacterium

Front 6

Bronch(i)-*

Back 6

Combining Form
[windpipe] bronchus
*words beginning with, ending with, or containing bronchi- are from bronchia, the bronchial tubes

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
[breathe] 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] sterptococci (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