Prefix
A-, an-
Without
-Scope
Instrument for viewing
Pulmon/o
lung
This med term means without air
Apnea
Abbreviation for chest xray
This prefix means normal.
Eu-
-plasty
chest
Hemoptysis
Spitting up blood
Visual exam of the voice box
Laryngoscopy
Identify the prefix in this term - Hypoxia
hypo-
-ectomy
Surgical removal of
Identify the word root/combining form and define:
Pharyngitis
This medical term means low oxygen
hypoxia
Intradermal test used to determine tuberculin sensitivity
Tachy-
Identify the suffix and the prefix. Define this term.
Aphonia
-phonia, a- , without a voice
Coni/o
Dust
What is the medical term for discharge from nose?
Rhinorrhea
What medication suppresses coughing?
Antitussive
anti- not
tussive - coughing
below
Identify the suffix in this med term - cyanosis- and define it.
Condition of - condition of being blue
Identify the word root and define the word:
Atelectasis
Atel/o, collapsed lung
Define hemothorax
Blood in the chest cavity
Hemo- blood
thorax - chest
Name the 4 abnormal lung sounds
Rale, rhonchi, wheezing, stridor