Medical Terminology / Unit 12 MedTerm 0792 short lesson, about 20 seconds
labyrinth/o: Inner Ear
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The idea
The combining form labyrinth slash o names the labyrinth, the inner ear structures governing hearing and balance.
In practice
Labyrinthitis is inflammation of the inner ear.
Where people slip
The labyrinth serves balance as well as hearing, so its terms appear in both contexts.
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