phon/o
Word root Medical Terminology
Sound or voice.
Example: dysphonia (hoarseness; difficulty producing voice)
Sources
- Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean · MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Terms built with phon/o
- dysphoniaHoarseness or difficulty producing the voice.
Related terms
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- pharmac/oDrug or medicine.
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- phot/oLight.
- phren/oDiaphragm.
- pleur/oPleura, the membrane around the lungs and lining the chest cavity.
- pneum/o, pneumon/oLung or air.