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Ch 10 roots/terms
Studying chapter 10 medical terms
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| tonsillitis (tonsill/itis) | inflammation of the tonsils |
| tracheitis (trache/itis) | inflammation of the trachea |
| tracheomalacia (tracheo/malacia) | softening of the trachea |
| asthma | a disease-causing episodic narrowing and inflammation of the of the airway |
| bronchiolitis (bronchiol/itis) | inflammation of a bronchiole |
| bronchitis (bronch/itis) | inflammation of the bronchi |
| chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (chron/ic - ob/struct/ive - pulmon/ary) | a group of lung diseases characterized by the continual blockage of lung passages |