Abbreviations
Combining Forms
The Skin
The Eyes
The Ears
100
both eyes
What is OU.
100
white
What is leuk/o.
100
Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows.
What is alopecia.
100
Dark center of the eye.
What is pupil.
100
Eardrum is another word for...
What is tympanic membrane.
200
ENT
What is ear, nose, and throat.
200
burn
What is cause/o.
200
Lesions classified as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree:
What is burns.
200
White of the eye.
What is sclera.
200
Eustachian tube or auditory tube
What tube serves to equalize air pressure.
300
OS
What is left eye.
300
sweat
What is hidr/o.
300
Directly below the epidermis.
What is dermis.
300
Colored portion of the eye.
What is iris.
300
Ringing, tinkling in the ear.
What is tinnitus.
400
subcutaneous
What is SC.
400
flushed; redness
What is erythema/o.
400
Small, pinpoint hemorrhage.
What is petechia.
400
__________ is a stimulus to the eye.
Light is a stimulus to the eye.
400
The ear is an organ for hearing and...
What is balance and equilibrium.
500
BX
What is biopsy?
500
hair
What is trich/o.
500
Bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by pustules and vesicles is known as:
What is impetigo.
500
Defective curvature of the cornea of the eye is known as:
What is astigmatism.
500
Ossicles.
Three tiny bones found in the middle ear.
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