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MT Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acous/o | hearing |
| aer/o | air/ gas |
| audi/o | hearing |
| aur/i | ear |
| cerumin/o | wax |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| ot/o | ear |
| salping/o | tube |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| audiometry | medical process of measuring a person's hearing |
| otologist | physician who specializes in the study and treatment of the ear |
| ceruminosis | a condition of excessive ear wax |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the auditory tube in the ear |
| tympanotomy | incision into the eardrum |
| myringectomy | excision of the eardrum |
| external ear | outer structures of the ear that collect sound |
| pinna | projected part of the external ear |
| middle ear | structures in the middle of the ear that vibrate sound from the tympanic membrane to the internal ear |
| malleus | first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
| stapes | last 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 |
| 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 internal ear |
| saccule | the smaller of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the internal ear |
| otalgia | earache |
| otorrhagia | bleeding from the ear |
| myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
| otosclerosis | hardening of the bony tissue in the ear |
| deafness | general term for partial or complete loss of hearing |
| mixed hearing loss | combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss |
| presbyacusis | hearing impairment in old age |
| tuning fork | a two-pronged, fork-like instrument that vibrates when struck; used to test hearing, especially bone conduction, two types are Webber test and Rinne test |
| otoscope | instrument for examining the ear |
| otoscopy | use of an otoscope to examine the external acoustic meatus and tympanic membrane |
| microsurgery | surgery with the use of a microscope used on delicate tissue, such as the ear |
| ear lavage | irrigation of the external ear canal, often to remove excessive buildup of cerumen |
| hearing aid | an external amplifying device designed to improve hearing by more effective collection of sound into the ear |
| otoplasty | surgical repair of the external ear |
| auditory prosthesis | any internal or external device that improves or substitutes for natural hearing |
| stapedectomy | excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis |
| decongestant | a drug that reduces congestion and swelling of membranes, such as those of the nose and auditory tube in an infection |
| BAEP | brainstem auditory evoked potential |
| ENT | ear, nose, and throat |
| labyrinthitis | inflammation of the labyrinth, (internal ear), usually accompanied by vertigo and deafness |
| microsurgery | surgery with the use of a microscope used on delicate tissue, such as the ear |
| auditory acuity testing | physical assessment of hearing, useful in differentiating between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss |
| acoustic neuroma | benign, but life-threatening tumor of the vestibular division of the vestibulocochlear nerve (cranial nerve VIII) that causes vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss, also called vestibular schwannoma |
| PE | polyethylene |
| TM | tympanic membrane |
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