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Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i | ear |
| ot/o | ear |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| salping/o | tube |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| External Ear | outer structures of the ear that collect sound |
| auricle | projected part of the external ear |
| pinna | also projected part of the external ear |
| malleus | first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| incus | middle of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| stapes | last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| auditory tube | tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat) |
| otalgia | earache |
| otodynia | also earache |
| otorrhagia | bleeding from the ear |
| otorrhea | purulent drainage from the ear |
| tinnitus | a ringing or buzzing in the ears |
| vertigo | a turning round; dizziness |
| otitis externa | inflammation of the external acoustic meatus |
| myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
| tympanitis | also inflammation of the eardrum |
| otitis media | inflammation of the mid ear |
| audiometry | process of measuring hearing |
| audiometer | instrument to measure hearing |
| audiogram | record of hearing measurement |
| otoplasty | surgical repair of the external ear |