Questions and Answers
What does the term 'aer/o' mean?
What is aerophagia?
Eating or swallowing air
What does the term 'alveol/o' signify?
What condition does 'alveolitis' describe?
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What does the term 'anthrac/o' refer to?
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What is anthracosis?
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What is the meaning of 'bronch/o' or 'bronchi/o'?
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What does bronchitis refer to?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology: Respiratory
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aer/o
- Definition: Refers to air
- Example term: Aerophagia
- Meaning: The act of eating or swallowing air
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alveol/o
- Definition: Pertains to alveoli (small air sacs in the lungs)
- Example term: Alveolitis
- Meaning: Inflammation of the alveoli
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anthrac/o
- Definition: Relates to coal or coal dust
- Example term: Anthracosis
- Meaning: A condition caused by the accumulation of coal dust in the lungs, commonly known as black lung disease
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
- Definition: Refers to the bronchus (large air passages from the trachea to the lungs)
- Example term: Bronchitis
- Meaning: Inflammation of the bronchus
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