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Medical Terminology: Get Connected!, 4e (Frucht)
Chapter 17 Otorhinolaryngology: Ear, Nose, and Throat
All answers to questions asking for a combining form must be written in the combining form style, meaning word root/combining vowel. For example, the combining form meaning "heart" is cardi/o. All answers to questions asking for a suffix must be written in suffix form, meaning a hyphen before your answer. For example, the suffix meaning "cell" is -cyte. All answers to questions asking for a prefix must be written in prefix form, meaning a hyphen after your answer. For example, a prefix meaning "two" is bi-.
Do NOT capitalize any of your answers or include a period at the end of your answer. The computer will NOT recognize your answer as correct if it is written in any other style.
1) The combining form that means adenoid is ________.
Answer: adenoid/o; adenoido
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2) A combining form other than audit/o that means hearing is ________.
Answer: audi/o; audio
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3) A combining form other than ot/o that means ear is ________.
Answer: aur/o; auro
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4) The combining form that means cochlea is ________.
Answer: cochle/o; cochleo
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5) The combining form that means epiglottis is ________.
Answer: epiglott/o; epiglotto
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2 Copyright © 2026 6) The combining form that means larynx is ________.
Answer: laryng/o; laryngo
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7) A combining form other than tympan/o that means tympanic membrane is ________.
Answer: myring/o; myringo
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8) A combining form other than nas/o that means nose is ________.
Answer: rhin/o; rhino
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9) A combining form that means pharynx is ________.
Answer: pharyng/o; pharyngo
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10) The combining form that means sinus is ________.
Answer: sinus/o; sinuso
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11) The combining form that means tonsils is ________.
Answer: tonsill/o; tonsillo
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12) The combining form that means trachea is ________.
Answer: trache/o; tracheo
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13) A combining form that means fungus is ________.
Answer: myc/o; myco
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Answer: gastr/o; gastro
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15) The combining form that means nerve is ________.
Answer: neur/o; neuro
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16) The combining form that means pus is ________.
Answer: py/o; pyo
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17) The suffix that means involuntary muscle contraction is ________.
Answer: -spasm; spasm
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18) The suffix that means inflammation is ________.
Answer: -itis; itis
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19) The suffix that means study of is ________.
Answer: -logy; logy
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20) The suffix that means enlarged is ________.
Answer: -megaly; megaly
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21) The suffix that means discharge is ________.
Answer: -rrhea; rrhea
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4 Copyright © 2026 22) The suffix that means process of measuring is ________.
Answer: -metry; metry
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23) The suffix that means rupture is ________.
Answer: -rrhexis; rrhexis
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24) The suffix that means hardening is ________.
Answer: -sclerosis; sclerosis
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25) The suffix that means sense of smell condition is ________.
Answer: -osmia; osmia
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26) The suffix that means voice condition is ________.
Answer: -phonia; phonia
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27) The suffix that means narrowing is ________.
Answer: -stenosis; stenosis
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28) The prefix that means beside, two like parts of a pair, or abnormal is ________.
Answer: para-; para
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29) The prefix that means all is ________.
Answer: pan-; pan
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