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Medical Term Ch.6
Question | Answer |
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audi/o | hearing |
aur/i | ear |
myring/o | eardrum |
aer/o | air or gas |
salping/o | tube |
cerumin/o | wax |
-acusis | hearing condition |
auricle | projected part of the external ear |
External Ear | outer structures of the ear that collect sound |
Middle Ear | structures in the middle of the ear that vibrate sound from the tympanic membrane to the internal ear |
malleus (hammer) | first 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 |
cochlea | coiled tubular structure of the internal ear that contains the spiral organ of Corti; cochlear duct is the membranous tube within the cochlea |
endolymph | fluid within the membranous labyrinth of the 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 inner ear |
saccule | the smaller of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear |
otalgia | earache |
otorrhagia | bleeding from the ear |
otorrhea | purulent drainage from the ear |
tinnitus | a ringing or buzzing in the ears; a jingling |
vertigo | a turning round; dizziness |
otitis externa | inflammation of the external acoustic meatus |
otosclerosis | hardening of the bony tissue in the ear |
mixed hearing loss | combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss |
presbyacusis | hearing impairment in old age |
audiometry | process of measuring hearing |
audiogram | record of hearing measurement |
audiologist | hearing professional who specializes in the study of hearing impairments |