Chapter 17: Med Term

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Oto•rhino•lar•yn•gology (ENT)

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medical specialty that focuses on a specific region of the body, head, and the neck; rather than a whole body system.

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Oto•rhino•lar•yn•gologists (ENT doctors)

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are physicians who specialize in diagnosing and treating conditions affecting these organs.

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A family physician or an internist can also

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treat these conditions.

but, the ENT physician is a specialist in treating problems with hearing, balance, swallowing, and voice as well as head and neck tumors including problems affecting the airways.

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As a group the organs in the head and neck

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are responsible for 2 main functions:

to house sensory receptors

and to provide passageways for air, food, and drink.

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The organs in ENT and their functions include the:

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• ear: hearing and equilibrium (balance)

• nose: smell and entrance for air into the body

• pharynx: carries air to the larynx and trachea, food and drink to the esophagus

• larynx: speech

• trachea: bring air to the lungs

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adenoid/o

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adenoids

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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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chochlea

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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

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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nas/o

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nose

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oto/o

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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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tonsil/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea (windpipe)

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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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pay/o

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pus

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-al

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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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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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-spasm

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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-

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without

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dys-

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abnormal, difficult, painful

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endo-

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within, inner

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pan-

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all

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para-

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beside; two like parts of a pair