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CWI Med Term Chapter 16 word building
Question | Answer |
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acous/o- | hearing; sound |
aden/o- | gland |
alg/o- | pain |
allerg/o- | allergy |
aur/i- | ear |
auricul/o- | ear |
audi/o- | the sense of hearing |
audit/o- | the sense of hearing |
bucc/o- | cheek |
cheil/o- | lip |
cochle/o- | cochlea(of the inner ear) |
ethm/o- | sieve |
gloss/o- | tongue |
glott/o- | glottis (of the larynx) |
incud/o- | incus (anvil) |
labi/o- | lip; labium |
labyrinth/o- | labyrinth (of the inner ear) |
lingu/o- | tongue |
malle/o- | malleus (hammer) |
mandibul/o- | mandible(lower jaw) |
mastoid/o- | mastoid process |
maxill/o- | maxilla (upper jaw) |
ment/o- | mind; chin |
mucos/o- | mucous membrane |
myring/o- | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
nas/o- | nose |
or/o- | mouth |
osm/o- | the sense of smell |
ossicul/o- | ossicle (little bone) |
ot/o- | ear |
palat/o- | palate |
pharyng/o- | pharynx (throat) |
polyp/o- | polyp |
presby/o- | old age |
rhin/o- | nose |
sensor/i- | sensory |
sept/o- | septum (dividing wall) |
sinus/o- | sinus |
sphen/o- | wedge shaped |
staped/o- | stapes (stirrup) |
suppor/o- | pus formation |
tempor/o- | temple (side of the head) |
tonsill/o- | tonsil |
turbin/o- | scroll-like structure; turbinate |
tuss/o- | cough |
tympan/o- | tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
vestibul/o- | vestibule (entrance) |
voc/o- | voice |