Question

date: feb 11, 2026
for each of the following, circle the meaning that corresponds to the combining form given:
nose: rhin/o, nas/o, ren/o
air or lung: aden/o, pneum/o, thorac/o
throat: laryng/o, pharyng/o, thorac/o
chest: thorac/o, pneum/o, laparo/
voice box: laryng/o, trache/o, pharyng/o
breathing: aero/, spir/o, crin/o
diaphragm: phren/o, pleur/o, pneumon/o
mouth: ox/o, or/o, spir/o

from the list found on page 2, choose the correct medical term for each of the following:
air in the pleural space:
pus in the pleural space:
blood in the pleural space:
listening to sounds within the body:
endoscope used to examine the airways:
coughing up and spitting out material from the lungs:
inflammation of the pleura:
to elicit sounds or vibrations by tapping:
puncture for aspiration of the chest:
hoarseness:
inflammation of the voice box:
deficient amount of oxygen in tissue cells:
disease characterized by overexpansion of the alveoli with air:
nosebleed:
cancer originating in the bronchus:
collapse of lung tissue:
material expelled from the lungs by coughing:
high - pitched crowing sound signaling obstruction in the upper airway:
blood clot in the lungs:
surgical creation of an opening in the trachea:
disease characterized by paroxysmal wheezing, dyspnea, & cough:
excessive movement of air in and out of the lungs:
disorder that is a combination of emphysema & chronic bronchitis:

Explanation:

Answer:

1. rhin/o
2. pneum/o
3. pharyng/o
4. thorac/o
5. laryng/o
6. spir/o
7. phren/o
8. or/o
9. Pneumothorax
10. Empyema
11. Hemothorax
12. Auscultation
13. Bronchoscope
14. Expectoration
15. Pleurisy (or pleuritis)
16. Percussion
17. Thoracentesis
18. Dysphonia
19. Laryngitis
20. Hypoxia
21. Emphysema
22. Epistaxis
23. Bronchogenic carcinoma
24. Atelectasis
25. Sputum
26. Stridor
27. Pulmonary embolism
28. Tracheostomy
29. Asthma
30. Hyperventilation
31. COPD