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Ear
Terms to know about the Ear
Term | Definition |
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OTIC | pertaining to the ear |
ACOUSTIC | pertaining to sound |
AUDIOLOGY | the study of hearing |
VESTIBULAR | pertaining to a vestibule |
SEMICIRCULAR | partial circle |
COCHLEAR | cochlea; "snail-shell" |
VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR | pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea |
OTOSCOPE | to examine the ear |
OTOTOXIC | toxic components of the inner ear / auditory nerve |
CERUMINAL | ear wax |
RETROGRADE | going backward |
OTOLITH | an ear stone |
OTITIS | inflammation of the ear |
OTITIS INTERNA | inflammation of the inner ear |
OTITS MEDIA | inflammation of the middle ear |
OTITIS EXTERNA | inflammation of the external ear |
OTALGIA | a condition of er pain |
OTORRHEA | a discharge of the ear |
OTOPYORRHEA | a discharge of ear pus |
OTOPLASTY | surgery to reshape the ear |
OTODECTES | the genus name of ear mites in cats and dogs |
OTOACARIASIS | infestation of ear mites |
EXTERNAL ACOUSTIC MEATUS | ear canal |
OSSICLES | small bones |
MALLEUS | hammer |
INCUS | anvil |
STAPES | stirrup |