Medical Terminology / Unit 9 MedTerm 0524 short lesson, about 20 seconds
rhin/o: Nose
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The idea
The combining form rhin slash o also names the nose, and comes from Greek.
In practice
Rhinorrhea is discharge from the nose.
Where people slip
Nasal and rhinitis both concern the nose. Neither form replaces the other in a given term.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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