Combining Forms_Chpt. 8 Flashcards
(71 cards)
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Combining Forms
acou/o, acoust/o
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hearing
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aud/o, audi/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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labyrinth/o
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maze, inner ear
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laryng/o
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voice box, larynx
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mast/o
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breast
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myring/o
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membrane, eardrum
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neur/o
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nerve
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ot/o
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ear
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presby/o
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old age
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rhin/o
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nose
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salping/o
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tube (usually the estachian or fallopian tubes)
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staped/o
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stirrup, stapes
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tympan/o
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eardrum
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Suffixes
-acusis, -cusis
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hearing condition
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Suffixes
-ectomy
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surgical excision,removal
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Suffixes
-metry
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measurement
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Suffixes
-oma
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abnormal swelling, tumor
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-osis
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condition of
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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Prefixes
a-, an-
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without, absence of
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para-
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near, alongside, departure from normal
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Suffixes
-oid
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resembling
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audition
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the process of hearing
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# Combining Forms
**external auditory canal**
the skin-lined tube that extends from the auricle to the eardrum
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**auricle**
the external appendanges on the sides of the head that are commonly referred to as ***_the ears._*** also called the **pinna (PINN ah)**
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**labyrinth**
a series of fluid-filled channels within the mastoid process of the temporal bone; also called the **inner ear.**
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**mastoid process**
**(MASS toyd)**
a breast-shaped projection near the base of the temporal bone that houses the middle and inner ears
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**lympanic membrane**
a membrane-coverd disk that receives sound waves, amplifies them. transmits them to the first ossicle, the amlleus; also called the **eardrum**; abbreviated **TM**
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**lympanic cavity**
a small, air-filled cavity between the inside wall of the eardrum and the inner ear
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**anacusis**
**(AN ah KOO sis)**
total hearing loss
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**hyperacusis**
overly sensitive hearing
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**otalgia**
pain in the ear, or earache
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**otorrhagia**
bleeding, or hemorrhage,from the ear
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**otorrhea**
abnormal drainage from the ear
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**paracusis**
partial loss of or impaired hearing
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**tinnitus**
a ringing or buzzing sensation in the ears
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**vertigo**
a sensation of dizziness
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**acoustic neuroma**
a benign tumor that arises from the auditory nerve; may cause hearing impairment
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**cerumen impaction**
excessive buildup of earwax in the external auditory canal
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**labyrinthitis**
inflammation of the labyrinth (inner ear)
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**mastoiditis**
inflammation of the mastoid process and associated tissues
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**Meniere's Disease**
**(men YERZ)**
a chronic disease of the inner ear that includes symptoms of dizziness and ringing in the ears
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**myringitis**
inflammation of the eardrum; also called **tympanitis**
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**otitis externa**
inflammation theexternal auditory canal
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**otitis media**
inflammation of the middle ear; abbreviated **OM**
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**otopathy**
any disease of the ear
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**otosclerosis**
abnormal formation of bone between the strapes and the oval window, causes a progressive loss of hearing
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**presbyacusis**
| (PREZ bee ah KOO siss)
hearing impairment that associated with old age
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**acoumetry**
a procedure that measures hearing using an instrument called an acoumeter
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**audiologist**
one who specializes in hearing disordersand treatment
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**audiometry**
a procedure that measures hearing using audiometer.
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**labyrinthectomy**
excision of the labyrinth fom the temporal bone
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**mastoidectomy**
excision of the mastoid process, which involves removing the air cells from within the mastoid processby cutting or drilling away the bony interconnections
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**mastoidotomy**
incision into the mastoid process
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**myringoplasty**
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
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**myringotomy**
incision into the tympnaic membrane, usually to release pus and relieve pressure in the middle ear
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**otorhinolaryngologist**
(OH toh RYE noh LAIR in GALL oh jist)
a physician who specializes in the treatment of ear, nose and throat disorders. **ENT**
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**otorhinolaryngology**
the field of medicine that manages disorders of the ear, nose,and throat
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**otoscopy**
a visual examination of the ear using a handheld device called an otoscope
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**stapedectomy**
excision of the strapes
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**typpanometry**
| (titm pahn AH meh tree)
a procedure that evaluates typanic-membrane elasticity by measuring itsmovement withan instrument called **tympanometer**
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**tympanoplasty**
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
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# Abbreviations
**AD**
right ear, auris dexter
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# Abbreviations
**AS**
left ear, auris sinister
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# Abbreviations
**AU**
both ears, aures unitas
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# Abbreviations
**ENT**
ear, nose and throat
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# Abbreviations
**EENT**
eye, ear, nose and throat
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# Abbreviations
**OM**
otitis media
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# Abbreviations
**Oto**
otology
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# Abbreviations
**TM**
tympanic membrane
