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Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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acous/o | hearing |
audi/o | hearing |
aur/i | ear |
ot/o | ear |
myring/o | eardrum |
tympan/o | eardrum |
aer/o | air or gas |
salping/o | tube |
cerumin/o | wax |
External Ear | outer structures of the ear that collect sound |
auricle | projected part of the external ear |
pinna | also projected part of the external ear |
malleus | first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
incus | middle of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
stapes | last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear |
auditory tube | tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx (throat) |
otalgia | earache |
otodynia | also earache |
otorrhagia | bleeding from the ear |
otorrhea | purulent drainage from the ear |
tinnitus | a ringing or buzzing in the ears |
vertigo | a turning round; dizziness |
otitis externa | inflammation of the external acoustic meatus |
myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
tympanitis | also inflammation of the eardrum |
otitis media | inflammation of the mid ear |
audiometry | process of measuring hearing |
audiometer | instrument to measure hearing |
audiogram | record of hearing measurement |
otoplasty | surgical repair of the external ear |