Which of the following terms means inflammation of the nose and throat?
A) rhinolaryngitis
B) nasolaryngitis
C) nasopharyngitis
D) rhinopharyngitis
C) nasopharyngitis
Nas/o means nose, pharyng/o means pharynx or throat, and -itis means
inflammation, so nasopharyngitis means inflammation of the nose and throat. Rhin/o means nose
and laryng/o means larynx or voice box, so nasolaryngitis means inflammation of the nose and
voice box. Rhinopharyngitis does mean inflammation of the nose and throat, but it is not the term
most commonly used.
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