Chapter 10 - Pulmonology
thoraco
A combining form that means chest is ________.
lobo
A combining form that means lobe is ________.
pyo
A combining form that means pus is ________.
pulmonary
A medical term other than pneumonic or pulmonic that means pertaining to a lung is ________.
thoracalgia
A medical term other than thoracodynia that means chest pain is ________.
bronchitis
A medical term that means bronchus inflammation is ________.
mediastinotomy
A medical term that means cutting into the mediastinum is ________.
dyspnea
A medical term that means difficult breathing is ________.
oximeter
A medical term that means instrument for measuring oxygen is ________.
bronchoscope
A medical term that means instrument for viewing the bronchus is ________.
bronchospasm
A medical term that means involuntary muscle contraction of the bronchus is ________.
eupnea
A medical term that means normal breathing is ________.
bronchial
A medical term that means pertaining to the bronchus is ________.
thoracic
A medical term that means pertaining to the chest is ________.
endotracheal
A medical term that means pertaining to within the trachea is ________.
spirometry
A medical term that means process of measuring breathing is ________.
pleurocentesis
A medical term that means puncture pleura to withdraw fluid is ________.
pyothorax
A medical term that means pus in the chest is ________.
bradypnea
A medical term that means slow breathing is ________.
hemoptysis
A medical term that means spitting (up) blood is ________.
lobectomy
A medical term that means surgical removal of a lobe is ________.
tracheostomy
A medical term that means to surgically create an opening in the trachea is ________.
apnea
A medical term that means without breathing is ________.
anoxia
A medical term that means without oxygen condition is ________.
bronchio
The combining form other than bronch/o that means bronchus is ________.
pulmono
The combining form other than pneumon/o that only means lung is ________.
alveolo
The combining form that means air sac is ________.
cyano
The combining form that means blue is ________.
spiro
The combining form that means breathing is ________.
bronchiolo
The combining form that means bronchiole is ________.
carcino
The combining form that means cancer is ________.
conio
The combining form that means dust is ________.
fibro
The combining form that means fibrous is ________.
atelo
The combining form that means incomplete is ________.
pneumo
The combining form that means lung or air is ________.
mediastino
The combining form that means mediastinum is ________.
oxi
The combining form that means oxygen is ________.
pleuro
The combining form that means pleura is ________.
ortho
The combining form that means straight is ________.
tracheo
The combining form that means trachea is ________.
eu-
The prefix that means normal good is ________.
dys-
The prefix that means painful difficult abnormal is ________.
endo-
The prefix that means within inner is ________.
-pnea
The suffix that means breathing is ________.
-thorax
The suffix that means chest is ________.
-ectasis
The suffix that means dilated is ________.
-meter
The suffix that means instrument for measuring is ________.
-centesis
The suffix that means puncture to withdraw fluid is ________.
-ptysis
The suffix that means spitting is ________.
-ostomy
The suffix that means surgically create an opening is ________.