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MedTermEar09
Ear medical terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i | ear |
| aur/o | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| cochle/o | cochlea |
| labyrinth/o | labyrinth (inner ear) |
| mastoid/o | mastoid bone |
| myring/o | tympanic membrane |
| staped/o | stapes |
| tympan/o | tympanic membrane, middle ear |
| vestibul/o | vestibule |
| labyrinthitis | inflammation of the labyrinth |
| Vestibular neuritis | another name for inflammation of the labyrinth |
| mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid bone |
| myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| otalgia | pain in the ear (earache) |
| otomastoiditis | inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone |
| otomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the ear |
| otopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the ear |
| otorrhea | discharge from the ear |
| otosclerosis | hardening of the ear |
| tympanitis | inflammation of the middle ear |
| acoustic neuroma | benign tumor within the auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve |
| ceruminoma | tumor of a gland that secretes earwax |
| cholesteatoma | cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear |
| Meniere Disease | chronic disorder of the inner ear characterized by dizziness, ringing in the ear, and hearing loss |
| otitis externa | inflammation of the outer ear |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| presbycusis | hearing impairment in old age |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ears |
| vertigo | a sense that either one's own body or the environment is revolvingl may indicate inner ear disease |
| cochlear implant | surgically inserted prosthetic device that uses electrical currents to stimulate the auditory nerve and provide hearing |
| labyrinthectomy | excision of the labyrinth |
| mastoidectomy | excision of the mastoid bone |
| mastoidotomy | incision into the mastoid bone |
| myringoplasty | surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
| myringotomy | incision into the tympanic membrane |
| stapedectomy | excision of the stapes |
| tympanoplasty | surgical repair of the middle ear |
| audiogram | (graphic) record of hearing |
| audiometer | instrument used to measure hearing |
| otoscope | instrument used for visual examination of the ear |
| otoscopy | visual examination of the ear |
| tympanometer | instrument used to measure middle ear |
| tympanometry | measurement of movement of the tympanic membrane |
| audiologist | one who studies and specializes in hearing |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| audiology | the study of hearing |
| otology | the study of the ear |
| otologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear |
| otorhinolaryngologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, and throat (also called otolaryngologist) |
| AOM | acute otitis media |
| EENT | eyes, ear, nose, & throat |
| ENT | ear, nose, throat |
| OM | otitis media |
Created by:
Kandi4u_2009
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