Meanings of Word Parts
bronchi/o
What is the combining form for bronchus or bronchi?
larynx
What is laryng/o?
Plastic surgery of the nose is _______plasty
What is rhino?
Name the category for bronchography
What is diagnostic test or procedure?
inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose
What is rhinitis?
nas/o
What is the combining form for nose?
lobe
What is lob/o?
Temporary absence of breathing is ______
What is apnea?
Name the category for edema
What is disease or disorder?
pertaining to the windpipe
What is tracheal?
-pnea
What is the suffix for breathing?
oxygen
What is ox/o?
Inflammation of the throat is ________itis
What is pharyng?
Name the category for aphasia
What is disease or disorder?
tiny air sacs of the lungs
What is alveoli?
What is the combining form for lung?
imperfect
What is atel/o?
Medicine that relieves coughing is called an anti_____
What is tussive?
Name the category for bronchodilator
What is nonsurgical treatment?
whistling sound made during respiration
What is wheeze?
-ole
diaphragm
What is phren/o?
Pertaining to the diaphragm is ___________ic
What is phren?
Name the category for nares
What is anatomy?
sudden blocking of vessel by a clot or foreign material
What is embolism?