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Otolaryngology Terms
NHTC 17 Otolaryngology Medical Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing |
| audit/o | hearing |
| chchle/o | cochlea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth, inner ear |
| mastoid/o | mastoid process |
| ot/o | ear |
| aur/o | ear |
| auricul/o | ear |
| salping/o | tubes (eustachian - auditory) |
| staped/o | stapes |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| adenoid/o | adenoid |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| laryng/o | larynx (voice box) |
| nas/o | nose |
| rhin/o | nose |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| trache/o | trachea |
| acusis | hearing |
| cusis | hearing |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| an | without, not |
| tic | pertaining to |
| chole | bile, gall |
| steat | fat |
| oma | tumor |
| itis | inflammation |
| ot | ear |
| ser | serum |
| ous | pertaining to |
| scler | hardening, sclera |
| osis | abnormal condition |
| osmia | smell |
| bronch | bronchus |
| epi | above, upon |
| glott | glottis |
| laryng | larynx |
| polyp | small growth |
| peri | around |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| sinus | sinus |
| pnea | breathing |
| a | without, not |
| esophag | esophagus |
| eal | pertaining to |
| audio | hearing |
| metry | act of measuring |
| laryngo | larynx (voice box) |
| scopy | visual examination |
| naso | nose |
| scopy | visual examination |
| oto | ear |
| pneum | air, lung |
| graphy | process of recording |
| myringo | typanic membrane |
| tomy | incision |