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Med Term Less/Part11
Medical Terminology Lesson/Parts Terms 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |