Ch 15 Otolaryngology Flashcards
1
Q
ot/o-
A
ear
2
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nas/o-
A
nose
3
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pharyng/o-
A
pharynx; throat
4
Q
aur/i-
A
ear
5
Q
articul/o-
A
ear
6
Q
extern/o-
A
outside
7
Q
audit/o-
A
sense of hearing
8
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mast/o-
A
breast; mastoid process
9
Q
mastoid/o-
A
mastoid process
10
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tympan/o-
A
eardrum; tympanic membrane
11
Q
myring/o-
A
eardrum; typanic membrane
12
Q
incud/o-
A
anvil-shaped bone; incus
13
Q
malle/o-
A
hammer-shaped bone; malleus
14
Q
oss/i-
A
bone
15
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ossicul/o-
A
ossicle; small bone
16
Q
staped/o-
A
stapes; stirrup-shapped bone
17
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cochle/o-
A
cochlea; spiral-shaped structure
18
Q
labyrinth/o-
A
labyrinth
19
Q
circul/o-
A
circle
20
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vestibul/o-
A
entrance; vestibule
21
Q
mucos/o-
A
mucous membrane
22
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cav/o-
A
hollow space
23
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rhin/o-
A
nose
24
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dors/o-
A
back; dorsum
25
sept/o-
dividing wall; septum
26
turbin/o-
scroll-like structure
27
super/o-
above
28
infer/o-
below
29
ethm/o-
sieve
30
front/o-
front
31
maxill/o-
maxilla; upper jaw
32
sinus/o-
sinus
33
sphen/o-
wedge shaped
34
palat/o-
palate
35
ment/o-
chin; mind
36
bucc/o-
cheek
37
labi/o-
labium; lip
38
cheil/o-
lip
39
tempor/o-
side of the head; temple
40
mandibul/o-
lower jaw; mandible
41
gloss/o-
tongue
42
lingu/o-
tongue
43
aden/o-
gland
44
adenoid/o-
structure resembling a gland
45
laryng/o-
larynx; voice box
46
tonsill/o-
tonsil
47
glott/o-
glottis of the larynx
48
voc/o-
voice
49
olfact/o-
sense of smell
50
propri/o-
one's own body
51
EAC
external auditory canal
52
ENT
ear, nose, and throat
53
TM
tympanic membrane
54
TMJ
temporomandibular joint
55
acous/o-
hearing; sound
56
-tic
pertaining to
57
neur/o-
nerve
58
-oma
mass; tumor
59
impact/o-
wedge in
60
-ion
action; condition
61
conduct/o-
carrying; conveying
62
-ive
pertaining to
63
sensor/i-
sensory
64
-al
pertaining to
65
presby/o-
old age
66
-acusis
abnormal condition of hearing
67
hem/o-
blood
68
-itis
infection/inflammation of
69
alg/o-
pain
70
-ia
condition; state; thing
71
ser/o-
serum-like fluid; serum of the blood
72
-ous
pertaining to
73
purul/o-
pus
74
-ent
pertaining to
75
effus/o-
pouring out
76
suppur/o-
pus formation
77
-rrhea
discharge; flow
78
scler/o-
hard; sclera
79
-osis
abnormal condition; process
80
allerg/o-
allergy
81
post-
after; behind
82
an-
not; without
83
osm/o-
sense of smell
84
epi-
above
85
-staxis
abnormal condition of hemorrhage
86
-phyma
growth; tumor
87
pan-
all
88
malign/o-
cancer
89
-ant
pertaining to
90
carcin/o-
cancer
91
uni-
not paired; single
92
later/o-
side
93
bi-
two
94
leuk/o-
white
95
plak/o-
plaque
96
strept/o-
curved
97
-coccus
spherical bacterium
98
candid/o-
candida; yeast
99
-iasis
process; state
100
cervic/o-
cervix; neck
101
lymph/o-
lymph; lymphatic system
102
-pathy
disease
103
audi/o-
hearing
104
-metry
process of measuring
105
-meter
instrument used to measure
106
-gram
picture; record
107
sensitiv/o-
affected by; sensitive to
108
-ity
condition; state
109
anti-
against
110
bi/o-
living organism; living tissue
111
tuss/o-
cough
112
cortic/o-
cortex; outer region
113
congest/o-
accumulation of fluid
114
de-
reversal of; without
115
toxic/o-
poison
116
sub-
below; underneath; less than
117
-plasty
process of reshaping by surgery
118
-ectomy
surgical removal
119
end/o-
innermost; within
120
-tomy
process of cutting/making an incision
121
-tome
area with distinct edges; instrument used to cut
122
-stomy
surgically created opening
123
polyp/o-
polyp
124
radic/o-
root and all parts
125
dissect/o-
cut apart
126
ABR
auditory brainstem response
127
AD, A.D.
right ear (latin auris dextra)
128
AS, A.S.
left ear (latin auris sinister
129
AU, A.U.
both ears/each ear (latin aures unitas/auris uterque)
130
C&S
culture and sensitivity
131
Db
decibel
132
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
133
Hz
hertz
134
PE
pressure-equalizing
135
PND
postnasal drip
136
T&A
tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
137
URI
upper respiratory infection
138
maxill/o-
maxilla; upper jaw
