combining forms of following RS with word associations

Cards (12)

  • 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