The Ear Flashcards
Aur/o
ear
Auricul/o
auricle (visible external ear)
Pinn/o
auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing
Penn/o
auricle (visible external ear), feather, fin, wing
Conch/o
auricle (visible external ear), shell, shell-like
Ot/o
ear
-otia
ear
Malle/o
malleus (one of the ossicles of the ear), hammer
Incud/o
incus (one of the ossicles of the ear), anvil
Staped/o
stapes (one of the ossicles of the ear), stirrup
Labyrinth/o
labyrinth of the ear, maze
Vestibul/o
vestibule of the inner ear, an entrance
Utricul/o
utricle of the inner ear, bag, sack
Saccul/o
saccule of the inner ear, bag, sack
Cochle/o
cochlea of the inner ear, spiral shell
Meat/o
opening, passageway
Fenestr/o
opening, window
Salping/o
eustachian tube, or fallopian, a long tubular structure
-salpinx
eustachian tube, or fallopian, a long tubular structure
Tympan/o
eardrum, drum
Myring/o
eardrum, membrane
