Medical Terminology Chapter 8 Flashcards

Medical Terminology - Combining Forms

• Aer/o

  • Related to air, as in aerophagia (swallowing air).

• Alveol/o

  • Pertains to alveoli, seen in alveolitis (inflammation of the alveoli).

• Anthrac/o

  • Represents coal or coal dust, as in anthracosis (condition related to coal inhalation).

• Bronch/o & Bronchi/o

  • Refers to the bronchus; indicates bronchitis (inflammation of the bronchus) and bronchiectasis (dilation of the bronchus).

• Bronchiol/o

  • Relates to bronchioles, evidenced in bronchiolitis (inflammation of bronchioles).

• Carcin/o

  • Indicates cancer, as in carcinoma (cancerous tumor).

• Chondr/o

  • Pertains to cartilage, associated with chondroplasty (surgical repair of cartilage).

• Coni/o

  • Refers to dust, shown in coniosis (condition caused by dust inhalation).

• Diaphragmat/o

  • Relates to the diaphragm; indicated in diaphrhamatocele (hernia of the diaphragm).

• Epiglott/o

  • Refers to the epiglottis, as in epiglottal (pertaining to the epiglottis).

• Laryng/o

  • Pertains to the larynx, observed in laryngitis (inflammation of the larynx).

• Lob/o

  • Refers to lobes, seen in lobectomy (surgical removal of a lobe).

• Muc/o

  • Related to mucus, as indicated in mucoid (resembling mucus).

• Nas/o & Rhin/o

  • Pertains to the nose; involves nasogastric (related to nose and stomach) and rhinitis (inflammation of the nose).

• Or/o & Stomat/o

  • Relates to the mouth, highlighted in oral (pertaining to the mouth) and stomatitis (inflammation of the mouth).

• Orth/o

  • Indicates straightness, featured in orthopnea (difficulty breathing when not upright).

• Ox/i & Ox/o

  • Relates to oxygen; includes oximeter (device measuring oxygen levels) and anoxia (condition of no oxygen).

• Pharyng/o

  • Pertains to the pharynx, as in pharyngeal (pertaining to the pharynx).

• Phon/o

  • Relates to sound or voice, seen in phonograph (device for recording sound).

• Pleu/o

  • Pertains to the pleura, highlighted by pleurodynia (pain in the pleura).

• Pneum/o & Pneumon/o

  • Refers to lungs; includes pneumonia (lung condition) and pneumonectomy (surgical removal of a lung).

• Pulmon/o

  • Related to the lung, observed in pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs).

• Sinus/o

  • Pertains to sinuses, as shown in sinusoid (resembling a sinus).

• Spir/o

  • Indicates breathing, exemplified by spirometer (device for measuring breathing).

• Thorac/o

  • Related to the thorax, as indicated in thoracentesis (surgical puncture of the thorax).

• Tonsill/o

  • Pertains to the tonsils, illustrated by tonsillitis (inflammation of the tonsils).

• Trache/o

  • Relates to the trachea, demonstrated in tracheotomy (surgical incision of the trachea).