Combining Forms Flashcards
(32 cards)
1
Q
ALVE-
A
Hollow
Cavity
2
Q
AMYGDAL-
A
Tonsil
3
Q
ANTHRAC-
ANTHRAX
A
Coal
Anthrax
4
Q
BACILL-
A
Bacillus
5
Q
BACTER-
BACTERI-
A
Bacterium
6
Q
BRONCHI-
BRONCH-
A
Bronchus
7
Q
DIPLO-
A
Double
8
Q
GLOTT-
A
Glottis
9
Q
CAPN-
A
Carbon dioxide
10
Q
COCC-
-COCCUS
A
Coccus (a type of bacterium, spherical in form)
11
Q
CONI-
KONI-
A
Dust
12
Q
LARYNX
LARYNG-
A
Larynx
13
Q
LOB-
A
Lobe
14
Q
PARESIS
A
Slackening of strength
Paralysis
Partial or incomplete paralysis
15
Q
PHARYNX
PHARYNG-
A
Pharynx (throat)
16
Q
PHYS- (II)
A
Air
Gas
17
Q
PLEUR-
A
Pleura (side)
18
Q
PNEUM-
PNEUMAT-
A
Air
Gas
19
Q
PNEUM-
PNEUMON-
A
Lung
20
Q
SEP-
A
Be infected
21
Q
SIDER-
A
Iron
22
Q
SPIR-
SPIRAT-
A
Breathe
23
Q
STAPHYL-
A
Uvula
Palate
24
Q
-STAXIA
-STAXIS
A
Dripping
Oozing (of blood)
25
STREPT-
Streptococci (micro-organisms forming twisted chains)
26
SUD-
SUDOR-
Sweat
27
THORAC-
THORAX-
Chest cavity
Pleural
Cavity
Thorax
28
TONSILL-
Tonsil
29
TRACH-
TRACHE-
TRACHY-
Trachea (rough)
30
TUBER-
A swelling
31
TUSS-
Cough
32
VIR-
VIRU-
Virus