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Week 15 - E, N & T
Ear, Nose and Throat Med Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ot/o- | ear |
| nas/o- | nose |
| pharyngo- | pharynx |
| externo- | outside |
| audit/o- | sense of hearing |
| cochle/o- | cochlea, spiral shaped structure |
| sept/o- | wall |
| maxill/o- | upper jaw |
| sin/o- | sinus |
| or/o- | mouth |
| bucc/o- | cheek |
| gloss/o- | tongue |
| palat/o- | palate |
| tonsill/o- | tonsil |
| laryng/o- | larynx (voice box) |
| voc/o- | voice |
| lingu/o- | tongue |
| tympan/o- | ear drum |
| olfact/o- | sense of smell |
| acous/o- | hearing, sound |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| impact/o- | wedged |
| purul/o- | pus |
| rhino- | nose |
| sclero- | hardening |
| -staxis | hemorrhage |
| epi- | above (ex: epistaxis severe nose bleed) |
| later/o- | side |
| bilateral | pertaining to two sides |
| leuko- | white |
| tempor/o- | side of the head |
| mandibulo- | lower jaw |
| congest/o- | accumulation of fluid |
| tuss/o | cough |
| septoplasty | surgical repair of septum |
| -osmia | smell condition |
| cerumen | ear wax |