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Combining Form Lesson 11
Respiratory System
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Undergraduate 1
05/13/2009
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Term
alve-
 Definition
hollow, cavity
Term
amygdal-
 Definition
[almond] tonsil
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anthrax, anthrac-
 Definition
coal; anthrax
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aux-, -auxe, -auxis
 Definition
grow, increase
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bacter(i)-
 Definition
[small staff] bacterium
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bronchi(i)-
 Definition
[windpipe] bronchus
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capn-
 Definition
[smoke] carbon dioxide
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cocc-, -coccus
 Definition
[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)
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coni-, koni-
 Definition
dust
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labi-
 Definition
lip
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larynx, laryng-
 Definition
larynx
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paresis
 Definition
slackening of strength, paralysis
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pharynx, pharyng-
 Definition
[throat] pharynx
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phys-
 Definition
air, gas
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pleur-
 Definition
[side] pleura
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pne-
 Definition
breathe
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pneum(at)-
 Definition
[breathe] air, gas
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pneum(ot)-
 Definition
lung
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sider-
 Definition
iron
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spir(at)-
 Definition
breathe
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staphyl-
 Definition
[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylococci (microorganisms that cluster together like a bunch of grapes)
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stern-
 Definition
chest, breast, breastbone
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steth-
 Definition
chest, breast
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strept-
 Definition
[twisted] streptococci (microorganisms that form twisted chains)
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sud(or)-
 Definition
sweat, fluid
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thorax, thorac-
 Definition
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax
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trach(e)-, trachy-
 Definition
[rough] trachea
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