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-

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

TRACH(E)-, TRACHY-

[rough] trachea