Lesson 11 Respiratory System Flash Cards

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- alve-
- combining form
  hollow, cavity
- amygdal-
- combining form
  [almond] tonsil
- anthrax, anthrac-
- combining form
  coal; anthrax
- aux-, -auxe, -auxis
- combining form
  grow, increase
- 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; staphylococci (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