Word Parts
What combining form means larynx?
Laryng/o
What muscle separates the chest and abdomen?
diaphragm
What term means inflammation of the layrnx?
laryngitis
What procedure is surgical removal of the larynx?
laryngectomy
What device provides artificial respiration?
ventilator
What combining form means trachea?
Trache/o
What structure acts as a lid so food does not enter the lungs?
epiglottis
What term means bleeding from the lungs?
pneumorrhagia
What procedure is the surgical repair of the nasal septum?
septoplasty
What structures are the receptors for the sense of smell?
olfactory
What combining form means lung?
pulm/o
What structure is commonly known as the windpipe?
trachea
What term is also know as a nose bleed?
epistaxis
What medication expands the passages into the lungs?
bronchodilator
What term means abnormally rapid deep breathing?
olfactory
What combining form means sound or voice?
phon/o
What structure is an air-filled cavity within a bone?
sinus
What condition comes from working with asbestos?
asbestosis
What emergency procedure is an incision into the trachea?
tracheotomy
What is the loss of consciousness due to lack of oxygen?
asphyxia
What suffix means breathing?
-pnea
What membranes encase the lungs?
pleura
What term is also known as whopping cough?
pertussis
What procedure is a surgical incision into the wall of the chest?
thoracotomy
What is phlegm called when ejected through the mouth?
sputum