Combining Forms
Tonsils
What is tonsill/o?
a-, an-
What is absence of, without?
What are alveoli?
Adenoids
What is adenoid/o?
Many, much
What is poly-?
What is pain?
Medical term for "not breathing"
What is apnea?
Suffix meaning surgical puncture
What is -centesis?
Larynx
What is laryng/o?
Fast, rapid
What is tachy-?
Voice
What is -phonia?
Word root meaning "throat"
What is pharyng/?
Rhin/o
What is nose?
Good or normal
What is eu-?
-ptysis
What is spitting?
What is spir/o?
Medical word for "slow breathing"
What is bradypnea?
Diaphragm
What is phren/o?
Dys-
What is painful or difficult?
Constriction or narrowing
What is -stenosis?
Medical term for instrument to visualize the larynx.
What is laryngoscope?
Medical term for "hiccup"
What is phrenospasm?