Word Patrs
LARYNG/O
What combining form means larynx?
diaphragm
What muscle separates the chest and the abdomen?
laryngitis
What term means inflammation of the larynx?
aryngectomy
What procedure is the surgical removal of the larynx?
ventilator
What device provides artificial respiration?
TRACHE/O
What combining form means trachea?
epiglottis
What structure acts as a lid to protect food from entering the lungs?
pneumorrhagia
What term means bleeding from the lungs?
septoplasty
What procedure is the surgical repair of the nasal septum?
olfactory
What structures are the receptors for the sense of smell?
PULM/O
What combining form means lung?
trachea
what structure is commonly known as the windpipe?
epistaxis
What term is known as a nosebleed?
bronchodilator
What medication expands the passages into the lungs?
hyperventilation
What term means abnormally rapid, deep breathing?
PHON/O
What combining form means sound or voice?
sinus
What structure is an air-filled cavity within a bone?
anthracosis
What term is also known as black lung disease?
tracheotomy
What emergency procedure is an incision into the trachea?
asphyxiation
What term is also known as suffocation?
-PNEA
What suffix means breathing?
pleura
What membranes encase the lungs?
pertussis
What term is also known as whooping cough?
thoracotomy
What procedure is a surgical incision into the wall of the chest?
sputum
What is phlegm called when ejected through the mouth?