Which of the following terms means narrowing of the trachea?
A) tracheostomy
B) tracheoectasis
C) tracheosclerosis
D) tracheostenosis
D) tracheostenosis
Trache/o means trachea and -stenosis means narrowing, so tracheostenosis means
narrowing of the trachea. -ostomy means to surgically create an opening, so tracheostomy would
be creating an opening into the trachea. -ectasis means dilation, so tracheoectasis would mean
dilation of the trachea. -sclerosis means hardening; therefore, tracheosclerosis would mean
tracheal hardening.
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