Ch6: Ears Flashcards
ana-/an-
up, upward, again
dis-/dif-/di-
apart, away from, separation, lack of
enanti-
opposite
ex-/ef-/e-
out, outside, from, without
exo-/ex-
outside, outer, external
in-/il-/im-/ir-
not
juxta-
close to
pre-/prae-
in front of, before
pro-
in front of, forward
se-
away, aside
ultra-
beyond
-able/-abil-
able to be
-ac
pertaining to
-ance/-ancy
state of
-ature
system composed of
-culus
small
-ent
pertaining to
-er
person who (does…), thing that (does…)
-fic
causing, making
-ician
specialist
-ics/-tics
art of, science of, study of
-id
pertaining to, having
-ine
pertaining to
-ism
condition of
-ist
person who (does…), specialist
-ization
process of making
-ory
having the function of
AUD-/AUDI-/AUDIT-
to hear, hearing
ACOU-/ACOUS-
hearing, sound
SON-
sound
AUR-
ear
AURICUL-
auricle, outer ear
OT-
ear
PENN-/PINN-
feather, wing
PINN-
pinna, auricle
CHONDR-
granule, cartilage
HELIC-
spiral, helix
FOSS-
ditch, trench, to dig OR fossa
SCAPH-
boat shaped
TUBER-
swelling, nodule
TUBERCUL-
tubercle, small swelling or nodule
CONCH-
seashell, spiral shell OR concha
TURBIN-
cone shaped, spiraled
MAST-
breast
MASTOID-
mastoid process
CED-/CESS-
to go, to be in motion
STYL-
column, pillar
STYL-/STYLOID-
styloid process
ME-
to go, to pass, to travel
MEAT-
opening, passageway, meatus
TYMPAN-
drum, stretched membrane OR tympanic membrane/cavity
MYRING-
tympanic membrane
OSS-/OSSE-
bone
LABYRINTH-
labyrinth, maze OR inner ear
VESTIBUL-
vestibule, entrance
COCHLE-
snail shell, spiral shell OR cochlea
CANAL-
channel
CANALICUL-
canaliculus, small channel
AMPULL-
flask, bottle OR ampulla
ALG-
pain
ALGES-
pain sensation
AGR-
pain, painful seizure
ODYN-
pain
DOL-/DOLOR-
pain
NOS-
disease, sickness
MORB-
disease
PATH-
disease, suffering, feeling
AESTHE-/ESTHE-
to feel, sensation, feeling
THERAP-
to provide treatment
THERAPEUT-
treatment
IATR-
physician, medical treatment
-agra
pain, painful seizure
-algesia
sensation of pain
-algia
painful condition
-acousia
condition of hearing
-esthesia
condition of sensation
-genesis
production
-genic/-genous
producing, produced
-iatrics/-iatry
medical treatment
-nosia
disease
-odynia
painful condition
-pathia/-pathy
disease, treatment of disease
-therapia/-therapy
treatment