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Medical Terminology
Lesson 11 Respiratory System
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Undergraduate 1
10/30/2008
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Term
alve-
 Definition
alveus - hollow, cavity
Term
amygdal-
 Definition
amygdale - (almond) tonsil
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anthrax, anthrac-
 Definition
anthrax, anthrakos - coal, anthrax
Term
aux-, -auxe, -auxis
 Definition
auxein - grow, increase
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bacter-, bacteri-
 Definition
bakterion - bacterium
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bronch-, bronchi-
 Definition
bronchus - (windpipe) bronchus
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capn-
 Definition
kapnos - (smoke) carbon dioxide
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cocc-, -coccus
 Definition
kokkos - coccus (spherical bacteria)
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coni-, koni-
 Definition
konis - dust
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labi-
 Definition
labium - lip
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larynx, laryng-
 Definition
larynx, laryngos - larynx
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paresis
 Definition
paresis - slackening of strength, paralysis
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pharynx, pharyng-
 Definition
pharynx, pharyngos - (throat) pharynx
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phys-
 Definition
physa - air, gas
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pleur-
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pleura - (side) pleura
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pne-
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pnein - breathe
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pneum-, pneumat-
 Definition
pneuma, pneumatos - (breathe) air, gas
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pneum, pneumon-
 Definition
pneumon - lung
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sider-
 Definition
sideros - iron
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spir-, spirat-
 Definition
spirare, spiratus - breathe
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staphyl-
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staphyle - uvula, palate, staphlococci (grape-like)
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stern-
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sternon - chest, breat, breastbone
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steth-
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stethos - chest, breast
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strept-
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streptos - (twisted) streptococci (twisted chains)
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sud-, sudor-
 Definition
sudor - sweat, fluid
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thorax, thorac-
 Definition
thorax, thorakos - chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax
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trach-, trache-, trachy-
 Definition
trachys - (rought) trachea
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