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Chapter 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| labrynth/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 shape |
| 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 |