Medical Terminology from Head to Toe Chapter 13

TUSS-

cough

-ase

enzyme (chemistry)

-ol

alcohol (chemistry)

-one

ketone (chemistry)

-ose

sugar (chemistry)

-ulent

full of

HAL-

(i) to breathe, breath: (ii) salt

HALIT-

breath

VENTIL-

to fan, to set air in motion

PNE-

to breathe, breath

TRACH-

rough

TRACHE-

windpipe, trachea

BRONCH-

bronchus, airway

BRONCHIOL-

bronchiole

ALVEOL-

hollow, cavity, socket, alveolus

AER-

air, gas

PNEUM-

(i) air, gas: (ii) lung

PNEUMAT-

air, gas

PNEUMON-

lung

PULM-, PULMON-

lung

PLEUR-

rib, side, pleura

TEL-, TELE-

completion, end

BOL-

to throw, to put

OX-, OXY-

(i) acute, sharp, pointed, acid-tasting: (ii) oxygen

CAPN-

(i) smoke: (ii) carbon dioxide

CONI-

dust

SILIC-

quartz, silica

CALC-

limestone, calcium, pebble

ANTHRAC-

(i) coal, charcoal: (ii) carbuncle

CARB-

coal, carbon

PY-

pus

PUR-

pus

ACET-

(i) sour, vinegar: (ii) acetic acid (derivatives)

ACID-

sour, acid

HYDR-

water, watery fluid

KALI-

potassium

NATR-

sodium

GLUC-, GLYC-

sweet, sugar

SACCHAR-

sweet, sugar

AMYL-

starch

SIDER-

iron

FERR-

iron

THI-

sulfur

ARGYR-

silver

ARGENT-

silver

CHRYS-

gold

AUR-

gold

GALACT-

milk

LACT-

milk