Use the following combining forms and suffixes listed on pages 175-176 of your textbook to build the medical
term that corresponds to each of the following definitions.
21. Word part: bronch/o
Definition: muscle contraction of a bronchial tube
Term:
22. Word part: rhin/o
Definition: condition of excessive discharge from the nose
Term:
23. Word part: pneum/o
Definition: condition of air in the chest, pleural space
Term:
24. Word part: -ic
Definition: pertaining to the diaphragm
Term:
Break down each of the following medical terms by rewriting the term, and then placing a slash between each
word part (prefix, root word, combining vowel, and suffix if used). Then define each term.
25. dysphonia
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26. tracheostomy
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27. bronchiectasis
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28. pyothorax
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29. spirometer
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30. thoracotomy
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