Common Terms and Word Elements for the Pathologies of the Ear Flashcards
1
Q
SON/O
(sō‐nō)
A
Sound
2
Q
PHON/O
(fŏ‐nō)
A
Sound, Voice
3
Q
ACOUSMAT/O
(ă‐kooz‐măt‐ō)
A
Sound
4
Q
BAR/O
(bar‐ō)
BARY/O
(bar‐ē‐ō)
A
Weight, pressure, weight
5
Q
BATH/O
(băth‐ō)
BATHY/O
(băth‐ē‐ō)
A
Depth, deep
6
Q
TRET/O
(trē‐tō)
‐TRESIA
(trē‐zē‐ă)
A
perforated, bored
7
Q
MASTOID/O
(mas‐toyd‐ō)
A
Mastoid (process of the temporal bone)
8
Q
TINNIT/O
(tĭn‐ī‐tō)
A
A ringing, buzzing, hissing sound in the ear
9
Q
CERUMIN/O
(sĕ‐roo‐mĭ‐nō)
A
Earwax
10
Q
CER/O
(sē‐rō)
‐CERE
(sēr)
A
Wax
11
Q
AUDIT/O
(od‐ĭ‐tō)
AUDI/O
(od‐ē‐ō)
A
Listening, sense of hearing
12
Q
ACUST/O
(ă‐koos‐tō)
ACOUST/O
(ă‐koos‐tō)
‐ACUSIS
(a‐kū‐sĭs)
‐ACOUSIA
(ă‐kū‐sē‐ă)
A
Listening, sense of hearing
