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Nas/o or rhin/o
Combining form meaning nose
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Sin/o
Combining form meaning sinus
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Pharyng/o
Combining form meaning pharynx
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Laryng/o
Combining form meaning larynx
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Epiglott/o
Combining form meaning epiglottis
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Trache/o
Combining form meaning trachea
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Bronch/o or bronchi/o
Combining forms meaning bronchi
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Alveol/o
Combining form meaning alveoli
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pneum/o or pneumon/o or pulmon/o
Combining form meaning lung(s) or air
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sept/o
Combining form meaning septum
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para-
Prefix meaning near
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-al
Suffix meaning pertaining to . . .
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-pharynx
Suffix meaning pharynx
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or/o
Combining form meaning mouth
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ot/o
Combining form meaning ear
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-ologist
Suffix meaning specialist
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-itis
Suffix meaning inflammation
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rhin/o or nas/o
Combining form meaning nose
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-rrhea
- Suffix meaning abnormal discharge or flow
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-plegia
Suffix meaning paralysis
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-spasm
Suffix meaning sudden involuntary contraction
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a- or an-
Prefix meaning without
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phon/o
Combining form meaning sound or voice
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-ia
Suffix meaning abnormal condition
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dys-
Prefix meaning bad or painful
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-rrhagia
Suffix meaning bleeding
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pleur/o
Combining form meaning pleura or side of the body
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-dynia
Suffix meaning pain
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-thorax
Suffix meaning chest
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hem/o
combining form meaning blood
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-ptysis
Suffix meaning spitting
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py/o
Combining form meaning pus
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atel/o
Combining form meaning incomplete or imperfect
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-ectasis
Suffix meaning stretching or enlargement
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coni/o
Combining form meaning dust
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-osis
Suffix meaning abnormal condition or disease
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anthrac/o
Combining form meaning coal or coal dust
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asbest/o
Combining form meaning asbestos
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byssin/o
Combining form meaning cotton dust
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silic/o
Combining form meaning glass (or sand)
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eu-
Prefix meaning good, normal, well or easy
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-pnea
Suffix meaning breathing
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Brady-
Prefix meaning (abnormally) slow
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Tachy-
Prefix meaning (abnormally) rapid or fast
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hyper-
Prefix meaning excessive
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hypo- or hyp-
Prefix meaning decreased
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-ventilation
Suffix meaning breathing
NOTE: Combining form is ventilat/o & means exposing to air or fan
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ox/o or ox/i or ox/y
Combining forms meaning oxygen
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cyan/o
Combining form meaning blue
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capn/o
Combining form meaning carbon dioxide or a sooty, smoky appearance
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-emia
Suffix meaning blood
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-scopy
Suffix meaning direct visual examination
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poly-
Prefix meaning many
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somn/o or somn/i
Combining forms meaning sleep
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-graphy
Suffix meaning the process of recording
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spir/o
Combining form meaning to breathe
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-meter
Suffix meaning to measure
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anti-
Prefix meaning against
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tuss/i
Combining form meaning cough
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-ive
Suffix meaning performs or tends toward
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endo-
Prefix meaning within
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-ectomy
Suffix meaning surgical removal
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-plasty
Suffix meaning surgical repair
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-otomy
Suffix meaning surgical incision
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-ostomy
Suffix meaning surgically creating a (permanent or temporary) opening
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lob/i or lob/o
Combining forms meaning well-defined part of an organ, such as of the lung, liver, brain, or thyroid gland.
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thor/a or thorac/o or thoracic/o
* = Ask before test if not verified elsewhere - book shows thora/o in chapter & thor/a in affix & root appendix
Combining forms meaning chest or thorax
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-centesis
Suffix meaning to surgically puncture to remove fluid (may be for diagnosis or treatment or both)
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Otolaryngologist (or otorhinolaryngologist)
1. Also known as an ENT (ear, nose, & throat) physician
2. Has specialized training in the diagnosis and treatment of dieases and disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck.
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Pulmonologist
Physician who specializs in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorder of the lungs and associated tissues.
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