Medical Term Final

The combining form that means air sac or alveolus is

alveol/o

2. The combining form that means coal is

anthrac/o

3. The combining form that means incomplete is

atel/o

4. A combining form that means bronchus is

bronch/o; bronchi/o

5. The combining form that means bronchiole is

bronchiol/o

6. The combining form that means dust is

coni/o

7. The combining form that means epiglottis is

epiglott/o

8. The combining form that means larynx is

laryng/o

9. The combining form that means lobe is

lob/o

10. A combining form that means nose is

nas/o; rhin/o

11. A combining form that means oxygen is

ox/o; ox/i

12. The combining form that means pharynx is

pharyng/o

13. The combining form that means pleura is

pleur/o

14. A combining form that means lung or air is

pneum/o; pneumon/o

15. The combining form aer/o means

air

16. The combining form that means sinus is

sinus/o

17. The combining form that means breathing is

spir/o

18. The combining form that means trachea is

trache/o

19. The suffix that means carbon dioxide is

-capnia

20. The suffix that means paralysis is

-plegia

21. The suffix that means smell is

-osmia

22. The suffix that means voice is

-phonia

23. The suffix that means breathing is

-pnea

24. The suffix that means spitting is

-ptysis

25. The suffix that means chest is

-thorax

26. A medical term that means instrument to view inside a bronchus is

broncho-

scope

27. A medical term that means surgical repair of the voice box is

laryngoplasty

28. A medical term that means instrument to measure oxygen is

oximeter

29. A medical term that means insufficient oxygen is

hypoxia

30. A medical term that means puncture pleura to withdraw fluid is

pleurocentesis

31. A medical term that means inflammation of the pharynx is

pharyngitis

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32. A medical term that means pertaining to the lung is

pulmonary

33. A medical term that means pertaining to the pharynx is

pharyngeal

34. A medical term that means pertaining to the larynx is

laryngeal

35. A medical term that means pertaining to the bronchus is

bronchial

36. A medical term that means abnormal condition of nose fungus is

rhinomycosis

37. A medical term that means inflammation of all the sinuses is

pansinusitis

38. A medical term that means pertaining to the chest is

thoracic

39. A medical term that means pertaining to within the trachea is

endotracheal

40. A medical term that means without voice is

aphonia

41. A medical term that means excessive carbon dioxide is

hypercapnia

42. A medical term that means lack of (sense of) smell is

anosmia

43. A medical term that means slow breathing is

bradypnea

44. A medical term that means difficult breathing is

dyspnea

45. A medical term that means pus in the chest is

pyothorax

46. A medical term that means chest pain is

thoracalgia

47. A medical term that means normal breathing is

eupnea

48. A medical term that means surgical repair of the bronchus is

bronchoplasty

49. A medical term that means not breathing is

apnea

50. The tonsils in the throat are considered part of the

lymphatic system.

51. The opening through the vocal cords is called the

glottis

52. Which organ of the respiratory system is used by both the respiratory and

digestive systems?

pharynx

53. The small hairs that line the opening to the nose and the airways are

called

cilia

54. Air is carried between the pharynx and bronchial tubes in the

trachea

55. The pulmonary capillaries tightly encase the

alveoli

56. The suffix that means protection is

-phylaxis

57. The combining form that means blue is

cyan/o

58. The combining form that means sac is

cyst/o

59. The combining form that means diaphragm is

diaphragmat/o

60. The combining form that means 'to breathe' is

hal/o

61. The combining form that means 'mucus' is

muc/o

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62. Combining forms that means 'lung'

"pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o"

63. The combining form that means 'wall' is

sept/o

64. The combining form somn/o means

sleep

65. The combining form tuss/o means

cough

66. The combining form that means anus is

an/o

67. A combining form that means appendix is

append/o; appendic/o

68. The combining form that means cheek is

bucc/o

69. The combining form that means cecum is

cec/o

70. The combining form that means gallbladder is

cholecyst/o

71. The combining form that means common bile duct is

choledoch/o

72. A combining form that means colon is

col/o; colon/o

73. A combining form that means tooth is

dent/o; odont/o

74. The combining form that means duodenum is

duoden/o

75. The combining form that means small intestine is

enter/o

76. The combining form that means esophagus is

esophag/o

77. The combining form that means stomach is

gastr/o

78. The combining form that means gums is

gingiv/o

79. A combining form that means tongue is

gloss/o; lingu/o

80. The combining form that means liver is

hepat/o

81. The combining form that means lip is

labi/o

82. The combining form that means abdomen is

lapar/o

83. The combining form that means mouth is

or/o

84. The combining form that means pancreas is

pancreat/o

85. The combining form that means anus and rectum is

proct/o

86. The combining form that means pylorus is

pylor/o

87. The combining form that means rectum is

rect/o

88. The combining form that means salivary gland is

sialaden/o

89. The combining form that means sigmoid colon is

sigmoid/o

90. The suffix that means vomit is

-emesis

91. The suffix that means condition of stones is

-lithiasis