257
Chapter Practice Exercises
8. laryngostenosis Suffix:
Prefix:
Combining Form: Meaning:
9. rhinopharyngolith Suffix:
Prefix:
Combining Form: Meaning:
10. tracheobronchomegaly Suffix:
Prefix:
Combining Form: Meaning:
4. Word Building: Express Yourself With permission from your instructor, complete this final exercise using a favor- ite learning activity in place of the fill-ins that follow. See the “Express Yourself” section in Chapter 1 for ideas. Using only the word parts in the lists provided, create medical terms to match the translations in the numbered list. Most of the terms have commonly used and more detailed medical definitions that may be different than the meaning of the combined word parts. Use a medical dictionary to determine if your terms are cor- rect and to find the commonly used meanings.
Prefixes
Combining Forms
Suffixes
dys- retro- endo-
bronch/o carcin/o chondr/o spir/o laryng/o
nas/o pharyng/o pleur/o pneum/o thorac/o tonsill/o trache/o ox/i
-ia -itis -cele -desis
-oma -osis
-plasia -scopy -stomy -tomy -rrhea
-ectomy -edema -meter -oid
muc/o myc/o rhin/o coni/o
1. surgical mouthlike opening of the trachea
Common meaning:
2. abnormal condition of fungi in the nose
Common meaning:
Powered by FlippingBook