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Alve-*

Combining Form:




hollow, cavity




*alveoli- refer to alveoli of the longs or to dental alveoli

Amygdal-

Combining Form:




[almond] tonsil

Anthrax


Anthrac-

Combining Form:




coal; anthrax

aux-


-auxe*


-auxis

Combining Form:




grow, increase




*forms of these indicate nouns meaning increase in size, abnormal growth of a part

Bacter(i)-

Combining Form:


[small staff] bacterium

Bronch(i)-

Combining Form:




[windpipe] bronchus

Capn-

Combining Form:




[smoke] carbon dioxide

Cocc-


-coccus

Combining Form:




[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)

coni-


koni-

Combining Form:




dust

labi-

Combining Form:




lip

larynx-


laryng-

Combining Form:




larynx

paresis

Combining Form:




slackening of strength, paralysis

pharynx


pharyng-

Combining Form:




[throat] pharynx

phys-

Combining Form:




air, gas

pleur-

Combining Form:




[side] pleura

pne-

Combining Form:




breathe

pneum(at)-

Combining Form:




[breath] air, gas

pneum(on)-

Combining Form:




lung

sider-

Combining Form:




iron

spir(at)-

Combining Form:




breathe

staphyl-

Combining Form:




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

stern-

Combining Form:




chest, breast, breastbone

steth-

Combining Form:




chest, breast

strept-

Combining Form:




[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)

sud(or)-

Combining Form:




sweat, fluid

thorax-


thorac-

Combining Form:




chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax

trach(e)-


trachy-

Combining Form:




[rough] trachea