Medical Terminology Simplified

SECTION REVIEW 4-1

For the following medical terms, first write the suffix and its meaning. Then translate the meaning of the
remaining elements starting with the first part of the word. The first word is completed for you.

Term Meaning

1. laryng/o/scope -scope: instrument for examining; larynx (voice box)


2. py/o/thorax


3. hyp/oxia


4. trache/o/stomy


5. a/pnea


6. pulmon/o/logist


7. pneumon/ia


8. rhin/o/rrhea


9. an/osmia


10. pneum/ectomy

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Competency Verification:Check your answers in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 570. If you are not satisfied with
your level of comprehension, review the vocabulary and retake the review.

Correct Answers x 10 = % Score

Respiratory System

Upper Respiratory Tract

4–1 External openings of the nose are referred to as nostrils or nares (singular,

naris). Nas/o/gastr/ic refers to the nose and stomach. This term is used to describe

procedures and devices associated with the nose and the stomach, such as nas/o/

gastr/ic feeding and nas/o/gastr/ic suction.

When you see the term nas/o/gastr/ic tube, you will know it refers to a device

inserted into the and into the.

4–2 When the term tube is used in association with a medical procedure, it usually

refers to a catheter. A catheter is a hollow, flexible tube inserted into a vessel or body

cavity. Its purpose is to withdraw or instill fluids into a body cavity or vessel. A

pharyng/eal suction catheter is a rigid tube used to suction the pharynx when the

physician performs a visual examination or therapeutic procedure of the throat.

The CF pharyng/omeans ( ).

nose, stomach

pharynx (throat)

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