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Med term ears
special senses the ears
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| eustachitis | inflammation of the eustachian tubes |
| fenestration | a surgical procedure in which a new opening is made in the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing |
| labyrinithectomy | the surgical removal of the labyrinith |
| labyrinithitis | inflammation of the labyrinth that may result in vertigo and deafness |
| mastoidectomy | surgical removal of the mastoid cells |
| mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid process |
| Meniere's syndrome | chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by three main symptoms: attack of vertigo, a fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus |
| myringectomy | is the surgical removal of the mastoid cells |
| myringitis | inflammation of the typmanic membrane |
| myringotomy | also known as a tympanectomy, the surgical removal of all of pary of the tympanic membrane |
| otis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| otomycosis | swimmers ear, a fungal infection of the external auditory canal |
| otoplasty | the surgical repair of the pinna of the ear |
| otopyorrhea | is the flow of pus from the ear |
| otorrhagia | bleeding from the ear |
| otosclerosis | is ankylosis of the bones of the middle ear resulting in a conductive hearing loss |
| purulent otisis media | buildup of pus in the middle ear |
| tinnitus | a ringing, buzzing, or roaring sound in the ears |
| tympanectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the tympanic membrane also known as a myringectomy |
| tympanocentesis | the surgical puncture of the tympanic membrane with a needle to remve fluid from the middle ear |
| tympanometry | is an indirect measurement of acoustical energy absorbed of reflected by the middle ear |
| typanoplasty | surgical correction of a damaged middle ear |
| audiometry | the use of an audiometer to measure hearing |
| tympansostomy tubes | pediatric ear tubes, tiny ventilating tubes placed through the eardrum to provide ongoing drainage for fluids and to relieve pressure that can build up after ear infections |
| vertigo | is a symptom of several conditons, is described as a sense of whirling, dizziness, and the loss of balance |
| -cusis | hearing |
| ot/o | ear/hearing |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane, eardrum |
| AD | right ear |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | each or both ears |
| audiologist | specializes in the measurement of hearing function and the rehabilitation of persons with hearing impairments |
| otolaryngologist | is a physician who specialized in the care of the ears, nose, and throat |
| pinna | also known as the auricle, is the external portion of the ear, catches sound waves and transmits them into the external auditory canal |
| cerumen | earwax |
| tympanic membrane | eardrum, located between the outer and middle ear |
| auditory ossicles | three small bones found in the middle ear, Malleus-hammer, Incus- anvil, Stapes-stirrup. |
| eustachian tubes | auditory tubes, narrow tubes, which lead from the middle ear to the nasopharynx, equalize the air pressure in the middle ear with that of the outside atmosphere |
| labyrinith | inner ear, contains the sensory receptors for hearing and balance |
| oval window | located under the base of the stapes, is the membrane that separated the middle ear from the inner ear |
| cochlea | the spiral passage that leads from the oval window |
| myring | eardrum |
| monaural | testing involves one ear |
| binaural | testing in both ears |
| serious otitis media | fluid buildup in the middle ear that may follow acute otitis media or be caused by an obstruction of the eustachian tube |
| acute otitis media | is an inflammation of the middle ear usually associated with an upper respiratory infection that is most commonly seen in young children |
| otolaryngologist | is a physician who specialized in te care of the ears, nose, and throat |
| conductive hearing loss | is one in which the outer or middle ear does not conduct sound vibrations to the inner ear normally |
| noise-induced hearing loss | is the result of the loss of denditive hairlike cells of the inner ear (caused by repeated exposure to very intense noise such as aircraft engines, noisy equipment, and loud music |
| sensorineural hearing loss | nerve deafness, is a symptom of problems affecting the inner ear |
| aural | pinna |
| tympanotomy | incision of the tympanic membrane |
| macrotia | abnormally large ears |
| microtia | abnormally small ears |
| otalgia | pain in the ear |
| otoscope | instrument to examine the ear |
| equilibrium | state of balance |
| -otia | ear condition |
| cholesteatoma | collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear |
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