Question | Answer |
1. eardrum (2) | miring/o and tympan/o |
2. eustachian tube | salping/o |
3. stapes | staped/o |
4. mastoid process | mastoid/o |
5. hearing (3) | acous/o, audi/o, and audit/o |
6. ear (2) | aur/o, auricul/o, and/or ot/o |
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1. cerumen | ear wax |
2. audiogram | record of hearing |
3. stapedial | pertaining to the stapes |
4. tympanic | pertaining to the eardrum |
5. olfactory | pertaining to the sense of smell |
6. corneal dystrophy | poor development of the cornea |
7. salpingoscope | instrument to examine the Eustachian tube |
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1. inflammation of the middle ear | otitis media |
2. difficulty in speaking or hoarseness | dysphonia |
3. condition of disease of the retina | retinopathy |
4. syndrome consisting of ringing, headache, and nausea | Meniere’s disease |
5. pertaining to eustachian tube & the throat | salpingopharyngeal |
6. pertaining to hearing | acoustic or auditory |
7. discharge from the ear | otorrhea |
8. hearing loss pertaining to old age | presbycusis |
9. hardening of bony tissue of middle ear | otosclerosis |
10. irregular whirling action of self or objects around you | vertigo |
11. abnormally small pinnea | microtia |
12. abnormally large pinnea | macrotia |
13. bacterial infection of middle ear | suppurative otitis media |
14. instrument to examine ear | otoscope |
15. removal of 3rd bone of middle ear | stapedectomy |
16. instrument to measure hearing | audiometer |
17. surgical repair of the eardrum | myringoplasty or tympanoplasty |
18. incision of the eardrum | myringotomy or tympanotomy |
19. pertaining to the eustachian tube & throat | salpingopharyngeal |
20. opening of oval window to perform stapedectomy | fenestration |
21. stiffness/immobility between bones | ankylosis |
22. general term for opening/canal | meatus |
23. maze-like series of canal;cochlea, vestibule, & semicircular canals | labyrinth |
24. one name for 2nd bone in middle ear | incus |
25. another name for 2nd bone in middle ear | anvil |
26. name for 1st bone of the middle ear; also called the hammer | malleus |
27. sensitive auditory receptor area in the cochlea of middle ear | organ of Corti |
28. ringing in the ears | tinnitus |
29. fluid contained in inner ear | endolymph or perilymph |
30. name of canal that goes from middle ear to the pharynx | eustachian tube |
31. protruding part/flap of the outer ear | pinna or auricle |
32. name of yellowish-brown waxy substance/ear wax | cerumen |
33. name of the spiral, snail-shaped structure of inner ear | cochlea |
34. name of the substitute/replacement of a missing part | graft or prosthesis |
35. surgical creation of a window-like opening | fenestration |
36. vertigo, nausea, & vomiting are symptoms of | Meniere’s disease/syndrome |
37. term used to refer to small bone | ossicle |
38. name of the 3 small bones in middle ear | malleus, incus, and stapes |
39. name for membrane between outer and middle ear | tympanic membrane |
40. another name for membrane between outer and middle ear | eardrum |
41. name of the 3rd bone of middle ear | stapes |
42. name for the flap of the ear | pinna |
43. name for membrane between the middle and the inner ear | oval window |
44. auditory fluid in the labyrinth | endolymph or perilymph |
45. passages that are associated with balance and equilibrium | semicircular canals |
46. organ in inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium | saccule |
47. tiny sac-like structure in the inner ear that along with the saccule is associated with maintaining equilibrium | utricle |