Walker Esbaugh Medical Vocabulary Ch 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 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-

Larnyx

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 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

[rough] trachea