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Chapter 6

The Ear

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aur/i ear
salping/o tube
auricle projected part of the external ear; also called pinna (pinna=feather)
cerumen a waxy substance secreted by glands located throughout the external canal
malleus first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear; also called the hammer
auditory tube tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat); also called the eustachian tube
oval window membrane that covers the opening between the middle ear and the internal ear
perilymph fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear
endolympth fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear
utricle the larger of the two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the internal ear (uter= leather bag)
otodynia earache; also called otalgia
vertigo a turning round; dizziness
tympanitis inflammation of the eardrum; also called myringitis
otosclerosis hardening of the bony tissue in the ear
deafness general term for partial or complete loss of hearing
presbyacusis hearing impairment in old age; also called presbycusis
audiogram recording of hearing measurement
audiologist health professional who specializes in the study of the hearing impairments
otoscope instrument for examining the ear
microsurgery surgery with the use of a microscope used on delicate tissue, such as the ear
stapedectomy excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis
auditory prosthesis any internal or external device that improves or substitutes for natural hearing
ear lavage irrigation of the external canal, often to remove excessive buildup of cerumen
antihistamine a drug that blocks the effects of a histamine
acous/o hearing
cerumin/o wax
tympan/o eardrum
pinna projected part of the external ear; also called auricle (little ear) (pinna=feather)
middle ear structures in the middle of the ear that vibrate sound from the tympanic membrane to the internal ear
stapes last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear; also called the stirrup
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