earcombining forms Flashcards
1
Q
acous/o
A
hearing
2
Q
audi/o
A
hearing;sense of hearing
3
Q
audit/o
A
hearing
4
Q
aur/o, auricul/o
A
ear
5
Q
mastoid/o
A
mastoid process- back portion of the temporal bone, behind the ear
6
Q
myring/o
A
eardrum/ tympanic membrne
7
Q
salping/o
A
eustachian tube, auditory tube (side note: also fallopian tubes)
8
Q
-acusis or -cusis
A
hearing
9
Q
-meter
A
instrument to measure
10
Q
-otia
A
ear condition
11
Q
py/o
A
pus
12
Q
myc/o
A
fungus mushroom
13
Q
-itus
A
conditon
14
Q
paroxysmal
A
sudden onset w/ short duration
