Medical Terminology Simplified

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