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laryng/o
What combining form means larynx?
100
diaphragm
What muscle separates the chest and abdomen?
100
laryngitis
What term means inflammation of the larynx?
100
laryngectomy
What is the surgical removal of the larynx?
100
laryngoplegia
What term means paralysis of the larynx?
200
trache/o
What combining form means trachea?
200
epiglottis
What acts as a lid so food doesn't enter the lungs?
200
pneumorrhagia
What term means bleeding from the lungs?
200
pharyngoplasty
What is the surgical repair of the pharynx?
200
olfactory
What are the receptors for the sense of smell?
300
cyan/o
What combining forms means blue?
300
trachea
What is commonly known as the windpipe?
300
epistaxis
What term is also known as a nosebleed?
300
bronchodilator
What medication expands the passages into the lungs?
300
hyperventilation
What means abnormally rapid deep breathing?
400
phon/o
What combining form means sound or voice?
400
sinus
What is an air-filled cavity within a bone?
400
anthracosis
What term is also known as black lung disease?
400
tracheotomy
What emergency procedure is an incision into the trachea?
400
asphyxiation
What is also known as suffocation?
500
-pnea
What suffix means breathing?
500
pleua
What membranes encase the lungs?
500
pertussis
What term is also known as whooping cough?
500
thoracotomy
What is a surgical incision into the wall of the chest?
500
sputum
What is phlegm called when ejected through the mouth?