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Exercise Two

Laryng(o)- is a word root meaning larynx. Select the term below that refers to paralysis of the larynx. Use your dictionary if you have to, or study the answers to the Pretest.

  A laryngitis
  B laryngocele
  C laryngoplegia
   

 

Answer:

C: laryngoplegia, which means paralysis of the larynx. The suffix -plegia means stroke, blow, paralysis.