combining forms of following RS with word associations

• alveol/o = alveolus/alveoli

  • alveolar ventilation refers to the volume of gas expired from the alveoli
• bronch/o, bronchi/o = bronchus, bronchi

  • A bronchodilator is a medication that opens up the bronchioles
  • bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchial bronchioloitis
• bronchiol/o = bronchiole

  • inflammation of the bronchioles is known as bronchioloitis
• epiglott/o = epiglottis

  • epiglottitis is a life threatening condition in which the epiglottis swells
• laryng/o = larynx (voice box)

  • larrygospasm is the uncontrolled and involuntary muscular contraction of the vocal folds
• phren/o - diaphragm

  • the phrenic nerve supports the movement of the diaphragm
• pleur/o = pleura

  • pleuritis or pleurisy is the inflammation of the pleura or the lining of the lungs
• pharyng/o = pharynx (throat)

  • pharyngitis is the inflammation of the pharynx, otherwise known as "sore throat"
• pneu/o, pneumon/o, pulm/o, pulmono/o = lung

  • Pneumonia is the infection of one or both lungs.
  • the medical specialty that deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract is knows as pulmonology
• trache/o = trachea

  • tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the trachea
• lob/o = lobe

  • the surgical removal of a love of an organ is referred to as lobectomy
• nas/o, rhin/o = nose

  • the nasopharynx refers to the upper part of the throat behind the nose