4–19 Use pharyng/oto form medical words that mean
inflammation of the pharynx (throat):
/
surgical repair of the pharynx (throat):
//
incision of the pharynx (throat):
//
instrument to incise the pharynx (throat):
//
involuntary contraction or twitching of the pharynx (throat):
//
4–20 Use -celeto build a word that literally means hernia or swelling of the
pharynx:
//
4–21 Pharyng/o/stenosis is a narrowing, or
, of the.
4–22 The (3)larynx (voice box)is responsible for sound production and makes
speech possible. Label the larynx in Figure 4–2.
4–23 Combine laryng/o+ -scopeto form a word that means instrument to view the
larynx: //
4–24 When laryng/eal CA is detected in its early stages, a partial laryng/ectomy
may be recommended. For extensive CA of the larynx, the entire larynx is removed.
In either case, when excision of the larynx is performed, the surgery is called a
/.
4–25 Laryng/o/stenosis is a narrowing or stricture of the larynx.
Determine the elements that mean
narrowing, stricture:
larynx: /
Frame 4–11to Frame 4–25
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pharyng/o/cele
făr-ĬN-gō-sēl
stricture, pharynx
STRĬK-chūr, FĂR-ĭnks
laryng/o/scope
lăr-ĬN-gō-skōp
laryng/ectomy
lăr-ĭn-JĔK-tō-mē
-stenosis
laryng/o
pharyng/itis
făr-ĭn-JĪ-tĭs
pharyng/o/plasty
făr-ĬN-gō-plăs-tē
pharyng/o/tomy
făr-ĭn-GŎT-ō-mē
pharyng/o/tome
făr-ĬN-gō-tōm
pharyng/o/spasm
făr-ĬN-gō-spăzm