HTHRHSC 2500: Medical Terminology -
Chapter 7 Final Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions.
atel/o - Answer incomplete, imperfect
bronch/o, bronchi/o - Answer bronchial tube, bronchus
capn/o - Answer carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
-centesis - Answer surgical puncture to remove fluid
coni/o - Answer dust
cyan/o - Answer blue
-dynia - Answer pain
endo- - Answer in, within, inside
-ia - Answer abnormal condition, disease, also the plural of the singular noun ending -ium
-isy - Answer noun ending
laryng/o - Answer larynx, throat
nas/o, rhino - Answer nose
-ostomy - Answer the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy - Answer cutting, surgical incision
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y - Answer oxygen
pertuss/i - Answer strike, tap, beat
pharyng/o - Answer throat, pharynx
phon/o - Answer sound, voice
pleur/o - Answer pleura, side of body
-pnea - Answer breathing
pne/o - Answer breath, breathing
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-, pulm/o, pulmon/o - Answer lung, air
poly- - Answer many
-ptysis - Answer spitting
py/o - Answer pus
-rrhea - Answer flow, discharge
sin/o, sin/u, sinus/o - Answer hollow, sinus
, thorac/o, -thorax - Answer chest, thorax
trache/o - Answer trachea, windpipe
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - Answer a life-threatening condition in which
inflammation in the lungs and fluid in the alveoli lead to low levels of oxygen in the blood.
allergic rhinitis - Answer an allergic reaction to airborne allergens.
alveolus(-i) - Answer any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous
exchange.
Ambu bag - Answer a hand-held device commonly used to provide positive pressure
ventilation to patients who are not breathing or not breathing adequately
anoxia - Answer
antihistamine - Answer medications administered to block and control allergic reactions.
antitussive - Answer medication administered to prevent or relieve coughing.
aphonia - Answer the loss of the ability of the larynx to produce normal speech sounds.
apnea - Answer the absence of spontaneous respiration.
asbestosis - Answer the form of pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos particles in the lungs.
asphyxia - Answer the loss of consciousness that occurs when the body cannot get the oxygen
it needs to function.
aspiration pneumonia(-ae) - Answer pneumonia caused by a foreign substance, such as vomit,
being inhaled into the lungs.
asthma - Answer a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes.
atelectasis - Answer incomplete expansion of part or all of the lung.
bacterial pneumonia - Answer pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) - Answer a non-invasive form of therapy for those
suffering from sleep apnea.
bradypnea - Answer an abnormally slow rate of respiration, usually of less than 10 breaths per
minute.
bronchiectasis - Answer permanent dilation of the bronchi caused by chronic infection and
inflammation.
bronchodilator - Answer a medication that relaxes and expands the bronchial passages into
the lungs.
bronchopneumonia(-ae) - Answer a localized form of pneumonia often affects the bronchioles
bronchorrhea - Answer an excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi.
bronchoscopy(-ies) - Answer the visual examination of the bronchi using a bronchoscope.
bronchospasm(s) - Answer a contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and
Chapter 7 Final Exam Questions with
Complete Solutions.
atel/o - Answer incomplete, imperfect
bronch/o, bronchi/o - Answer bronchial tube, bronchus
capn/o - Answer carbon dioxide, sooty or smoky appearance
-centesis - Answer surgical puncture to remove fluid
coni/o - Answer dust
cyan/o - Answer blue
-dynia - Answer pain
endo- - Answer in, within, inside
-ia - Answer abnormal condition, disease, also the plural of the singular noun ending -ium
-isy - Answer noun ending
laryng/o - Answer larynx, throat
nas/o, rhino - Answer nose
-ostomy - Answer the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy - Answer cutting, surgical incision
ox/i, ox/o, ox/y - Answer oxygen
pertuss/i - Answer strike, tap, beat
pharyng/o - Answer throat, pharynx
phon/o - Answer sound, voice
pleur/o - Answer pleura, side of body
-pnea - Answer breathing
pne/o - Answer breath, breathing
pneum/o, pneumon/o, pneu-, pulm/o, pulmon/o - Answer lung, air
poly- - Answer many
-ptysis - Answer spitting
py/o - Answer pus
-rrhea - Answer flow, discharge
sin/o, sin/u, sinus/o - Answer hollow, sinus
, thorac/o, -thorax - Answer chest, thorax
trache/o - Answer trachea, windpipe
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - Answer a life-threatening condition in which
inflammation in the lungs and fluid in the alveoli lead to low levels of oxygen in the blood.
allergic rhinitis - Answer an allergic reaction to airborne allergens.
alveolus(-i) - Answer any of the many tiny air sacs of the lungs which allow for rapid gaseous
exchange.
Ambu bag - Answer a hand-held device commonly used to provide positive pressure
ventilation to patients who are not breathing or not breathing adequately
anoxia - Answer
antihistamine - Answer medications administered to block and control allergic reactions.
antitussive - Answer medication administered to prevent or relieve coughing.
aphonia - Answer the loss of the ability of the larynx to produce normal speech sounds.
apnea - Answer the absence of spontaneous respiration.
asbestosis - Answer the form of pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos particles in the lungs.
asphyxia - Answer the loss of consciousness that occurs when the body cannot get the oxygen
it needs to function.
aspiration pneumonia(-ae) - Answer pneumonia caused by a foreign substance, such as vomit,
being inhaled into the lungs.
asthma - Answer a chronic inflammatory disease of the bronchial tubes.
atelectasis - Answer incomplete expansion of part or all of the lung.
bacterial pneumonia - Answer pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) - Answer a non-invasive form of therapy for those
suffering from sleep apnea.
bradypnea - Answer an abnormally slow rate of respiration, usually of less than 10 breaths per
minute.
bronchiectasis - Answer permanent dilation of the bronchi caused by chronic infection and
inflammation.
bronchodilator - Answer a medication that relaxes and expands the bronchial passages into
the lungs.
bronchopneumonia(-ae) - Answer a localized form of pneumonia often affects the bronchioles
bronchorrhea - Answer an excessive discharge of mucus from the bronchi.
bronchoscopy(-ies) - Answer the visual examination of the bronchi using a bronchoscope.
bronchospasm(s) - Answer a contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and
