otorhinolaryngology combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards

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adenoid/o

A

adenoid

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audi/o

A

hearing

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audit/o

A

hearing

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aur/o

A

ear

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5
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

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epiglott/o

A

epiglottis

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laryng/o

A

larynx (voice box)

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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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nas/o

A

nose

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ot/o

A

ear

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pharyng/o

A

pharynx (throat)

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rhin/o

A

nose

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sinus/o

A

sinus

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tonsill/o

A

tonsil

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trache/o

A

trachea

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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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myc/o

A

fungus

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19
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neur/o

A

nerve

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20
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py/o

A

pus

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21
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-al

A

pertaining to

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22
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-algia

A

pain

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-ar

A

pertaining to

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-eal

A

pertaining to

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-emetic

A

pertaining to vomiting

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-gram

A

a record

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-logist

A

one who studies

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-logy

A

study of

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-megaly

A

enlarged

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-meter

A

instrument for measuring

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-oma

A

tumor, mass

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-ory

A

pertaining to

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-osmia

A

sense of smell

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-phonia

A

voice

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-plegia

A

paralysis

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-rrhea

A

discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-scope

A

instrument for viewing

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

48
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-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

49
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-stenosis

A

narrowing

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a-

A

without

51
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an-

A

without

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anti-

A

against

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de-

A

without

54
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dys-

A

abnormal, difficult, painful

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endo-

A

within, inner

56
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pan-

A

all

57
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para-

A

beside; two like parts of a pair