Medical Terminology Simplified

Answer Key • APPENDIX B 573

Medical Term Word Elements Meaning

17. rhinorrhea rhin/o (CF) nose
    -rrhea (S) discharge, flow


18. spirometry spir/o (CF) to breathe
    -metry (S) act of measuring


19. thoracopathy thorac/o (CF) chest
    -pathy (S) disease


20. tracheostomy trache/o (CF) trachea
    -stomy (S) forming an opening (mouth)

*The i in bronch/i in the term bronchioleis an exception to the rule of using the connecting vowel o.

Vocabulary Review

1.pyothorax 6.diagnosis 11.atelectasis 16. catheter

2.thoracentesis 7.apnea 12.anosmia 17. rhinoplasty

3.asthma 8.aerophagia 13.pharyngoplegia 18. TB

4.croup 9.aspirate 14.pleurisy 19. COPD

5.tracheostomy 10.chondroma 15.Pneumocystis 20. pneumothorax

CHAPTER 5: CARDIOVASCULAR AND LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS

Section Review 5–1

Term Meaning

1. endo/cardi/um -um: structure, thing; in, within; heart


2. cardi/o/megaly -megaly: enlargement; heart


3. aort/o/stenosis -stenosis: narrowing, stricture; aorta


4. tachy/cardia -cardia: heart condition; rapid


5. phleb/itis -itis: inflammation; vein


6. thromb/o/lysis -lysis: separation; destruction; loosening; blood clot


7. vas/o/spasm -spasm: involuntary contraction, twitching; vessel; vas deferens; duct


8. ather/oma -oma: tumor; fatty plaque


9. electr/o/cardi/o/graphy -graphy: process of recording; electricity; heart


10. atri/o/ventricul/ar -ar: pertaining to; atrium; ventricle (of the heart or brain)

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