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Medical Terminology: Root Words

Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Term	Definition
mucolytic	drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus
intubate	to insert a breathing tube from the mouth, down into the trachea to provide breathing support
empyema	pus inside the chest
pectoriloquy	speaking from the chest, used as a means to find masses in the lungs
sputum	mucus discharged from lungs by coughing
chyle	milky bodily fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried thru the body via lymph
pectus excavatum	chest hollowed out
retraction	sucking in of the skin around bones during inhalation
antitussive	drug that prevents coughing
nebulizer	machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud/mist that is inhaled by the patient
caseous	cheese-like
epistaxis	nosebleed
expectoration	coughing/spitting material out of lungs
expectorant	drug that prevent expulsion of material from the lungs
pectus carinatum	chest protruding out
mesothelioma	cancerous tumor of the mesothelial cells in the lungs
atelectasis	incomplete expansion

mucolytic	Definition: drug that aids in the breakdown of mucus	1	0	false
trachea	to insert a breathing tube from the mouth, down into the _____ to provide breathing support	2	1	true
pus inside the chest	Term: empyema	3	1	false
pectoriloquy	Definition: speaking from the chest, used as a means to find masses in the lungs	4	0	false
coughing	mucus discharged from lungs by _____	5	1	true
chyle	Definition: milky bodily fluid formed in the small intestine during digestion of fatty foods and carried thru the body via lymph	6	0	false
chest hollowed out	Term: pectus excavatum	7	1	false
around	sucking in of the skin _____ bones during inhalation	8	1	true
drug that prevents coughing	Term: antitussive	9	1	false
inhaled	machine that administers respiratory medication by creating a cloud/mist that is _____ by the patient	10	1	true
cheese-like	Term: caseous	11	1	false
epistaxis	Definition: nosebleed	12	0	false
expectoration	Definition: coughing/spitting material out of lungs	13	0	false
expectorant	Definition: drug that prevent expulsion of material from the lungs	14	0	false
pectus carinatum	Definition: chest protruding out	15	0	false
cancerous	_____ tumor of the mesothelial cells in the lungs	16	1	true
atelectasis	Definition: incomplete expansion	17	0	false