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Med Term Less/Part11
Medical Terminology Lesson/Parts Terms 11
Term | Definition |
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alve- | hollow, cavity |
amygdal- | [almond] tonsil |
anthrax, anthrac- | coal; anthrax |
aux-, -auxe, -auxis | grow, increase |
bacter(i)- | [small staff] bacterium |
bronch(i)- | [windpipe] bronchus |
capn- | [smoke] carbon dioxide |
cocc-, -coccus | [berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium) |
coni-, koni- | dust |
labi- | lip |
larynx-, laryng- | larynx |
paresis | slackening of strength, paralysis |
pharynx, pharyng- | [throat] pharynx |
phys- | air, gas |
pleur- | [side] pleura |
pne- | breathe |
pneum(at)- | [breathe] air, gas |
pneum(on)- | lung |
sider- | iron |
spir(at)- | breathe |
staphyl- | [bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes) |
stern- | chest, breast, breastbone |
steth- | chest, breast |
strept- | [twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains) |
sud(or)- | sweat, fluid |
thorax, thorac- | chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax |
thrach(e)-, trachy- | [rough] trachea |