MTL 180 Chapter 11 Respiratory Systems

ALVE-

hollow, cavity
eg. alveolar

AMYGDAL-

tonsil
eg. amygdaloid

ANTHRAC-, ANTHRAX

coal, anthrax
eg. anthracoid

BACILL-

bacillus
eg. bacillar

BACTER-, BACTERI-

bacterium
eg. bacteriosis

BRONCH-, BRONCHI-

bronchus
eg. bronchopathy

DIPLO-

double
eg. diplococcaemia

[Image: You know I had to double it]

GLOTT-

glottis
eg. epiglottitis

CAPN-

carbon dioxide
eg. capnography

COCC-, -COCCUS

coccus (a type of bacterium, spherical in form)
eg. coccal

CONI-, KONI-

dust
eg. coniology

LARYNX, LARYNG-

larynx
eg. laryngeal

LOB-

lobe
eg. lobotomy

PARESIS

slackening of strength, paralysis
eg. vasoparesis

PHARYNX, PHARYNG-

pharynx (throat)
eg. pharyngolith

PHYS- (II)

air, gas
eg. physocele

PLEUR-

pleura (side)
eg. pleuritic

PNEUM-, PNEUMON-

lung
eg. pneumonia

SEP-

be infected
eg. septicaemia

SIDER-

iron
eg. siderocyte

SPIR-, SPIRAT-

breathe
eg. spirometer

STAPHYL-

uvula, palate
eg. staphyloderma

STAXIA, -STAXIS

dripping, oozing (of blood)
eg. cystistaxia

STREPT-

streptococci (microorganisms forming twisted chains)
eg. streptodermatitis

SUD-, SUDOR-

sweat
eg. sudorific

THORAC-, THORAX

chest cavity, pleural cavity, thorax
eg. thoracodynia

TONSILL-

tonsil
eg. tonsilitis

TRACH-, TRACHE-, TRACHY-

trachea (rough)
eg. trachealgia

TUBER-

a swelling
eg. tubercle

TUSS-

cough
eg. tussive

VIR-, VIRU-

virus
eg. virology