Medical Terminology Simplified

4–11 Hydr/o/therapy is the treatment of disease using. 4–12 Combining air and water to treat a disease or injury is also a form ...

4–19 Use pharyng/oto form medical words that mean inflammation of the pharynx (throat): / surgical repair of the pharynx (throat ...

4–26 Form medical words that mean inflammation of the larynx: / instrument to view or examine the larynx: // visual examination ...

SECTION REVIEW 4-2 Using the following table, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided ...

Lower Respiratory Tract 4–28 Continue to label structures in Figure 4–2, page 113, as you read the following material. The (5) t ...

Epiglottis Tracheostomy tube Expanding balloon Trachea Thyroid gland 4–34 Use trache/oto develop medical terms that mean disease ...

4–38 Asthmatic patients may experience wheezing caused by bronch/ial spasms. The medical term for this condition is bronchi/o/sp ...

4–44 If a lung disorder destroys or damages enough alveol/ar sacs, there is less surface area for gas exchange, and breathlessne ...

4–50 The suffix -celemeans hernia, swelling.A hernial protrusion of lung tissue may be caused by a partial airway obstruction. U ...

4–57 Lung CA patients may undergo a lob/ectomy, which is a(n) of a lobe. 4–58 From lob/ar (pertaining to the lobe), construct th ...

4–67 Whenever you see the word pleur/isy or pleur/itis, you will know it means of the. 4–68 The suffixes -algiaand -dyniarefer t ...

4–73 Because of airway obstruction, OSA patients stop breathing multiple times each night. A/pnea is followed by a gasping breat ...

4–77 The CF thorac/omeans chest. Form a word that means incision of the chest: / / 4–78 To remove fluid from the thorac/ic cavit ...

A. Inspiration: Air drawn into lungs Lungs expand Diaphragm contracts and flattens Pectoralis minor muscles contract Intercostal ...

4–89 Combine hem/oand -phobiato form a word that means fear of blood: / / 4–90 Although the CFs muc/oand myc/olook similar, they ...

4–96 In Frame 4–95, the diminutive element that means small or minuteis . 4–97 Pneumocystispneumon/ia (PCP) is closely associate ...

4–103 Asthma is a respiratory condition characterized by recurrent attacks of labored or difficult breathing accompanied by whee ...

Section Review 5–1 Using the table below, write the CF, suffix, or prefix that matches its definition in the space provided to t ...

Abbreviations This section introduces respiratory system–related abbreviations and their meanings. 132 CHAPTER 4• Respiratory Sy ...

Additional Medical Terms The following terms are additional terms related to the respiratory system. Recognizing and learning th ...