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Chapter 16
Term | Definition |
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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 |
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 |