otorhinolaryngology combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes Flashcards
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adenoid/o
A
adenoid
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audi/o
A
hearing
3
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audit/o
A
hearing
4
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aur/o
A
ear
5
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cochle/o
A
cochlea
6
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epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
7
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laryng/o
A
larynx (voice box)
8
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myring/o
A
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
9
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nas/o
A
nose
10
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ot/o
A
ear
11
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pharyng/o
A
pharynx (throat)
12
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rhin/o
A
nose
13
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sinus/o
A
sinus
14
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tonsill/o
A
tonsil
15
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trache/o
A
trachea
16
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tympan/o
A
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
17
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gastr/o
A
stomach
18
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myc/o
A
fungus
19
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neur/o
A
nerve
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py/o
A
pus
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-al
A
pertaining to
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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
surgical removal
26
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
27
-gram
a record
28
-ic
pertaining to
29
-itis
inflammation
30
-logist
one who studies
31
-logy
study of
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-megaly
enlarged
33
-meter
instrument for measuring
34
-metry
process of measuring
35
-oma
tumor, mass
36
-ory
pertaining to
37
-osis
abnormal condition
38
-osmia
sense of smell
39
-otomy
cutting into
40
-phonia
voice
41
-plasty
surgical repair
42
-plegia
paralysis
43
-rrhea
discharge
44
-rrhexis
rupture
45
-sclerosis
hardening
46
-scope
instrument for viewing
47
-scopy
process of visually examining
48
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
49
-stenosis
narrowing
50
a-
without
51
an-
without
52
anti-
against
53
de-
without
54
dys-
abnormal, difficult, painful
55
endo-
within, inner
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pan-
all
57
para-
beside; two like parts of a pair
