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Med Language Ch. 16
Turley - Otolaryngology
Question | Answer |
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ot/o- | ear |
laryng/o | throat |
pinna | external ear |
auricle | external ear |
external auditory meatus (EAM) | opening in the external ear |
external auditory canal (EAC) | canal within the external ear |
cerumen | ear wax |
tympanic membrane | ear drum |
tragus | triangular cartilage anterior to the EAM |
mastoid process | a bony projection of the temporal bone, found just behind the external air (it is filled with tiny air cells) |
myring/o | tympanic membrane (ear drum) |
ossicle | small bone |
nares | nostrils |
labi/o- | lip |
bucc/o- | cheek |
adenoids | lymphoid tissue found on the roof and walls of the nasopharynx |
acoustic neuroma | benign tumor of the vestibulocochlear nerve |
cholesteatoma | benign tumor in the middle ear, containing cholesterol and epithelial cells |
otitis externa | bacterial infection of the external ear; "swimmer's ear" |
vertigo | sensation of motion when the body is not moving |
epistaxis | nose bleed |
otitis media | middle ear infection (bacterial), common in children |
tinnitus | sounds such as roaring, buzzing, hissing, or ringing) that are hear constantly or intermittently, even in a quiet environment |
anosmia | loss of sense of smell |
polyp | benign growth of a mucous membrane |
rhinophyma | redness and hypertrophy of the nose with small to large irregular lumps |
gloss/o- | tongue |
cleft lip and palate | congenital defect in which the lip and palate fail to fuse leaving an opening |
cold sore | lesion caused by a herpes simplex virus infection |
thrush | yeast infection of the mouth |
leukoplakia | precancerous condition of the mouth with thickened white patches on the mucous membranes |
rhinoplasty | surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the nose, "nose job" |
ENT | Ear, Nose, and Throat |