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Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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audiogram | record produced by an audiometer |
audiometer | instrument, for measuring hearing |
audiometry | procedure, measures hearing |
otoscope | instrument, looks in ear |
otoscopy | procedure, examining the ear |
pneumatic otoscopy | procedure, examination of the ear using air |
salpingoscope | instrument, examination of eustachian tubes |
tympanometry | procedure, measures ear drum |
audiologist | hearing specialist |
aural | pertaining to ear |
otolaryngologist | ears and throat specialist |
otorhinolaryngologist | ears, nose, throat specialist |
otosteal | pertaining to bones of the ear |
salpingopharyngeal | pertaining to eustachian tubes and throat |
ceruminoma | benign tumor of cerumen-secreting glands of ear |
ceruminosis | excessive formation of ear wax |
macrotia | abnormally large ears |
microtia | abnormally small ears |
optopyorrhea | discharge, pus from ears |
otosclerosis | hearing loss, by hardening of bones in middle ear |
tympanic perforation | tear, hole in ear drum |
tympanosclerosis | hardening of ear drum |