Respiratory Word Building Practice

Front

visual examination of the larynx

Back

laryngoscopy

Front

removal of a (lung) lobe

Back

lobectomy

Front

surgical repair of the nose (do NOT use nas/o)

Back

rhinoplasty

Front

rapid breathing

Back

tachypnea

Answer explanation

This is a combination of a prefix and suffix, so no combining vowel is used between them.

Front

instrument to examine the chest

Back

stethoscope

Front

instrument for measuring oxygen (use ox/i)

Back

oximeter

Front

discharge from the nose (Do NOT use nas/o)

Back

rhinorrhea

Front

specialist in the study of the lungs

Back

pulmonologist

Front

having no (sense of) smell

Back

anosmia

Answer explanation

Use the prefix an- (instead of a- ) because just like in English, we use an before a word that begins with a vowel. Examples: a banana, an orange

Front

spasm in the bronchus

Back

bronchospasm