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CWI Med Term Chapter 16 word building
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |