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Medical Term Ch.6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i | ear |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| aer/o | air or gas |
| salping/o | tube |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| -acusis | hearing condition |
| auricle | projected part of the external ear |
| External Ear | outer structures of the ear that collect sound |
| Middle Ear | structures in the middle of the ear that vibrate sound from the tympanic membrane to the internal ear |
| malleus (hammer) | first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| eustachian tube | tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat) |
| oval window | membrane that covers the opening between the middle ear and internal ear |
| cochlea | coiled tubular structure of the internal ear that contains the spiral organ of Corti; cochlear duct is the membranous tube within the cochlea |
| endolymph | fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear |
| perilymph | fluid that fills the bony labyrinth of the internal ear |
| utricle | the larger of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear |
| saccule | the smaller of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear |
| otalgia | earache |
| otorrhagia | bleeding from the ear |
| otorrhea | purulent drainage from the ear |
| tinnitus | a ringing or buzzing in the ears; a jingling |
| vertigo | a turning round; dizziness |
| otitis externa | inflammation of the external acoustic meatus |
| otosclerosis | hardening of the bony tissue in the ear |
| mixed hearing loss | combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss |
| presbyacusis | hearing impairment in old age |
| audiometry | process of measuring hearing |
| audiogram | record of hearing measurement |
| audiologist | hearing professional who specializes in the study of hearing impairments |