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Medical Terminology Lesson 11
Respiratory System
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Undergraduate 2
05/02/2010
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Term
ALVE-
 Definition
hollow, cavity
Term
AMYGDAL-
 Definition
tonsil
Term
ANTHRAX, ANTHRAC-
 Definition
coal; anthrax
Term
AUX-, -AUXE, -AUXIS
 Definition
grow, increase
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BACTER(I)-
 Definition
bacterium
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BRONCH(I)-
 Definition
bronchus
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CAPN-
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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COCC-, -COCCUS
 Definition
[berry] coccus (type of spherical bacterium)
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CONI-, KONI-
 Definition
dust
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LABI-
 Definition
lip
Term
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
pleura (sac that encloses lung)
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PNE-
 Definition
breathe
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PNEUMA(AT)-
 Definition
air, gas
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PNEUM(ON)-
 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
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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
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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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