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Chapter 14
Ear and Mastoid process
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exostosis (oste/o=bone, osis=abnormal growth) | Bony growth usually due to chronic irritation |
| Otitis externa (ot/o=ear) | inflammation of the pinna/auricle |
| Perichondritis, auricular | inflammation of the perichondrium of the external ear, may also be referred to as cauliflower ear |
| Ankylosis of the ear ossicles | Abnormal condition of stiffening of the tiny bones of the ear (ankyl/o=stiff) |
| Eustachian salpingitis | inflammation of the eustachian tube |
| Myringitis (myring/o=eardrum) | inflammation of the eardrum |
| Otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| Tympanosclerosis (tympan/o=eardrum, sclerosis=abnormal condition of hardening) | abnormal hardening of eardrum |
| labyrinthitis (labyrinth/o=inner ear) | inflammation of the inner ear |
| Meniere 's disease | Chronic condition of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus. |
| otosclerosis | abnormal condition of hardening of the inner ear |
| Diplacusis (dipl/o= double, acusis=hearing) | Hearing disorder characterized by the perception of a single sound being two |
| Hyperacusis (hyper=above, excessive) | Hearing that is above normal. |
| Otalgia (-algia=pain) | pain in the ear. An earache |
| Otorrhagia | A rapid discharge of blood from one or both ears |
| otorrhea | A discharge from the ears . if the discharge is purulent (pus filled), it is termed otopyorrhea |
| Ototoxic hearing loss (tox/o=poison) | Hearing loss that is drug-induced |
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shrea Caldwell