Respiratory System Flashcards
(27 cards)
1
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alve-
A
hollow, cavity
2
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amygdal-
A
[almond] tonsil
3
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anthrax, anthrac-
A
coal; anthrax
4
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aux-, -auxe, -auxis
A
grow, increase
5
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bacter(i)-
A
[small staff] bacterium
6
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bronch(i)-
A
[windpipe] bronchus
7
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capn-
A
[smoke] carbon dioxide
8
Q
cocc-, -coccus
A
[berry] coccus (a type of spherical bacterium)
9
Q
coni-, koni-
A
dust
10
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labi-
A
lip
11
Q
larynx, laryng-
A
larynx
12
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paresis
A
slackening of strength, paralysis
13
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pharynx, pharyng-
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[throat] pharynx
14
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phys-
A
air, gas
15
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pleur-
A
[side] pleura
16
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pne-
A
breathe
17
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pneum(at)-
A
[breathe] air, gas
18
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pneum(on)-
A
lung
19
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sider-
A
iron
20
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spir(at)-
A
breathe
21
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staphyl-
A
[bunch of grapes] uvula, palate; staphylocoocci
22
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stern-
A
chest, breast, breastbone
23
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steth-
A
chest, breast
24
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strept-
A
[twisted] streptococci
25
sud(or)-
sweat, fluid
26
thorax, thorac-
chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax
27
trach(e)-, trachy-
[rough] trachea