Medical Terminology Simplified

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 cavity, a surgeon performs a surgical

puncture of the chest. This procedure is called thoracentesis or

/ /. (See Fig. 4–5.)

4–79 Fluid commonly builds up around the lung(s) in patients with CA or

pneumonia. To remove fluid from the thorac/ic cavity, the physician performs the

surgical procedure called thorac/o/centesis, also known as.

4–80 The (12) diaphragmis a muscular partition that separates the lungs from

the abdominal cavity and aids in the process of breathing. The CF phren/orefers to

the diaphragm. Label the diaphragmin Figure 4–2.

4–81 The CF phren/o also refers to the mind. When you want to build words

that refer to the diaphragm or mind, use the CF /.

4–82 Whereas phren/o/logy is the study of the mind, phren/o/ptosis refers to a

prolapse or downward displacement of the.

4–83 Involuntary contraction or twitching of the diaphragm, also known as

hiccups, is documented in the medical record as / /.

Competency Verification:Check your labeling of Figure 4–2 with Appendix B: Answer Key, page 570.

126 CHAPTER 4• Respiratory System

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

Syringe with

catheter removing

pleural fluid from

around the lung

Collecting bottle

Ribs

Parietal

pleura

Visceral

pleura

Lung

Pleural

effusion

Figure 4-5Thoracentesis.

thorac/o/tomy

thō-răk-ŎT-ō-mē

diaphragm

DĪ-ă-frăm

phren/o/spasm

FRĔN-ō-spăzm

thorac/o/centesis

thō-răk-ō-sĕn-TĒ-sĭs

thoracentesis

thō-ră-sĕn-TĒ-sĭs

phren/o