otorhinolaryngology combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards by Lisa Ward

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adenoid/o

A

adenoid

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audi/o

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hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o

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ear

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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epiglott/o

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epiglottis

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laryng/o

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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

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pharynx (throat)

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rhin/o

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nose

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sinus/o

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sinus

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tonsill/o

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tonsil

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trache/o

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trachea

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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myc/o

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fungus

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neur/o

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nerve

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py/o

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pus

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-al

A

pertaining to

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-algia

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pain

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-eal

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pertaining to

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emetic

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pertaining to vomiting

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-gram

A

a record

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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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

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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

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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

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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-spasm

A

involuntary muscle contraction

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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a-

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without

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an-

A

without

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anti-

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against

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de-

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without

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dys-

A

abnormal, difficult, painful

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endo-

A

within, inner

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pan-

A

all

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para-

A

beside; two like parts of a pair