Medical Terminology / MedTerm 0551 · Procedure · 60–90 seconds
Building Respiratory Terms
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Building a respiratory term means selecting the combining form, then the suffix, then applying the joining rules.
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Four builds, each join named.
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Build four is an exception. Most terms follow the joining rules; a few are fixed by usage, and this is one.
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- 0008Rule: A Combining Form Links a Consonant Suffix
- 0009Rule: A Word Root Links a Vowel Suffix
- 0011Rule: A Combining Form Links Root to Root
- 0521pneum/o and pneumon/o: Lung or Air
- 0527trache/o: Trachea
- 0528bronch/o and bronchi/o: Bronchus
- 0531thorac/o: Chest
- 0062-itis: Inflammation
- 0089-otomy: Incision
- 0090-ostomy: Creating an Opening
- 0094-centesis: Surgical Puncture
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