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Surgical excision of the small, stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear performed to correct deafness
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This structure helps to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear with that of the outside atmosphere
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Ear Terms
Medical Terminology: The Ears
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| Surgical excision of the small, stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear performed to correct deafness | stapedectomy |
| This structure helps to equalize the air pressure in the middle ear with that of the outside atmosphere | eustachian tube |
| The term for a health professional who detects, evaluates and treats hearing loss | audiologist |
| An excessive buildup of wax in the ear | cerumin impaction |
| The process for measuring hearing acuity | audiometry |
| The meaning of the combining form in the term ceruminosis | wax |
| Blockage in sound transmissions to the inner ear is called _______________hearing loss | conductive |
| The FLUID in the part of the inner ear that consists of bony and membranous passages | perilymph |
| Hearing impairment in old age | presbycusis |
| Inflammation of the middle ear | otitis media |
| The combining forms in the terms otalgic and auricular mean | ear |
| Abnormal or impaired hearing | paracusis |
| The combining form that describes both the eustachian tubes and the uterine tubes is | salping/o |
| The first of the three tiny bones in the middle ear | malleus |
| Transmits impulses from the ear to the brain to be interpreted as sound | auditory nerve |
| The tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx is the auditory or ___________________ tube | eustachian |
| The coiled portion of the middle ear that contains receptors for hearing | cochlea |
| The tiny anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear | incus |
| The larger of the two sacs in the vestibule in the inner ear that aid in maintaining balance | utricle |
| The medical term for dizziness | vertigo |
| The medical term for earache is otodynia or __________. | otalgia |
| The membrane that separates the middle ear and inner ear | oval window |
| Instrument used to visually examine the ear | otoscope |
| Chronic ringing or other distressing noises in the ear or head | tinnitus |
| The collective name given small bones that conduct sound in the middle ear | ossicles |
| The combining forms used in the terms tympanoplasty and myringotomy mean | ear drum |
| Structures located in the inner ear that help to maintain equilibrium be generating nerve impulses in response to body movement | semicircular canals |
| Surgical procedure describing an incision in the eardrum, often for insertion of tubes treat otitis media | myringotomy |
| Surgical procedure done to correct hardening of the bony tissue in the middle ear that interferes with sound conduction | stapedectomy |
| Inflammation of the middle ear caused by changes in atmospheric pressure is called _________________ media. | aerotitis |
| Medical term for total deafness | anacusis |
| Inflammation of the structure in the inner ear that consists of bony and membranous passages | labyrinthitis |
| Pyogenous drainage from the ear | otorrhea |
| Inflammation of the external auditory canal is called otitis _______________. | externa |
| Test that measures the compliance of the eardrum and differentiates problems in the middle ear | tympanometry |
| Surgical repair of the external ear | otoplasty |
| The second of the small bones in the middle ear | incus |
| The third small bone in the inner ear that vibrates against the membrane between the middle and inner ears | stapes |
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