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 of
therapy. Aer/o/hydr/o/therapy is the treatment of disease by using
and.
4–13 Use -therapyto develop words that mean treatment with
air: //
water: //
air and water:
// //
4–14 After passing through the nasal cavity, air reaches the (2) pharynx (throat).
Label the pharynx in Figure 4–2.
4–15 From the term pharyng/o/myc/osis, determine the elements that mean
pharynx (throat): /
fungus:
abnormal condition:
4–16 Pharyng/o/myc/osis is a fungal disease of the.
4–17 The suffix -plegiameans paralysis. Pharyng/o/plegia and pharyng/o/paralysis
are terms used to describe muscle paralysis of the.
4–18 Smoking, drinking alcohol, and chewing tobacco can cause cancer (CA) of
the pharynx. Patients with pharyng/eal CA may require some type of plastic surgery.
When you see CAin a medical chart, you will know it is an abbreviation for
.
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Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.
air, water
aer/o/therapy
ĕr-ō-THĔR-ă-pē
hydr/o/therapy
hī-drō-THĔR-ă-pē
aer/o/hydr/o/therapy
ĕr-ō-hī-drō-THĔR-ă-pē
pharyng/o
myc
-osis
pharynx or throat
FĂR-ĭnks
cancer
KĂN-sĕr
pharynx
FĂR-ĭnks
water