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Chapter Six

The ear

TermDefinition
Also know as labyrinth internal ear
acous/o hearing
aer/o air or gas
audi/o hearing
aur/i ear
ceramic/o wax
myring/o eardrum
ot/o ear
salping/o tube
tympan/o eardrum
-acusis hearing condition
physical who specializes in study and treatment of ear otologist
ceruminosis excessive ear wax
process of measuring a persons hearing audiometry
also known as pinna auricle
outer structure of ear that collects sound externam ear
incus middle of 3 auditory ossicles
oval window membrane that covers the opening btw middle and internal ear
otalgia earache
otodynia earache
otorrhagia bleeding from ear
otorrhea purulent drainage from ear
tinnitus ringing or buzzing sound in ear
vertigo dizziness
myringitis inflammation of ear drum
otitis media inflammation of the middle ear
otosclerosis hardening of the bony tissue in the ear
presbyacusis hearing impairment in old age
otoscope instrument for examining the ear
antihistamine a drug that blocks the effect of histamine
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