Medical Terminology Chapter 13 -EAR
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| pinna | show 🗑
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| show | external passage for sounds collected from the pinna to the typmpanum
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| cerumen | show 🗑
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| tympanic membrane (TM) | show 🗑
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| show | hammer; first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
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| incus | show 🗑
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| show | stirrup; last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear
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| show | tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx
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| mastoid process | show 🗑
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| oval window | show 🗑
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| inner ear | show 🗑
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| show | maze; inner ear consisting of bony and membranous labyrinths
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| show | coiled tubular structure of the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti (cochlea=snail)
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| perilymph | show 🗑
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| endolymph | show 🗑
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| organ of Corti | show 🗑
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| show | middle part of the inner ear in front of the semicircular canals and behind the cochlea that contains the utricle and saccule
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| show | larger of two sacs within the membraneous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear
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| show | smaller of two sacs within the membranous labryinth of the vestibule in the inner ear
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| semicircular canals | show 🗑
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| show | earache
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| otorrhagia | show 🗑
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| show | purulent drainage from the ear
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| tinnitus | show 🗑
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| vertigo | show 🗑
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| show | hearing
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| show | air or gas
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| aur/i, ot/o | show 🗑
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| show | wax
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| salping/o | show 🗑
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| tympan/o, myring/o | show 🗑
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| show | hearing condition
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| otitis externa | show 🗑
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| cerumen impaction | show 🗑
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| myringitis, tympanitis | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the middle ear
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| aerotitis media | show 🗑
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| otosclerosis | show 🗑
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| mastoiditis | show 🗑
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| show | blockage of the mastoid process
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| show | benign tumor on the auditory nerve
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| aplasia | show 🗑
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| show | inflammation of the labyrinth
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| Meniere disease | show 🗑
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| show | general term for partial or complete hearing loss
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| show | hearing impairment caused by interference with sound
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| show | hearing impairment by lesions or dysfunction
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| mixed hearing loss | show 🗑
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| presbyacusis, presbycusis | show 🗑
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| show | processs of measuring hearing
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| show | instrument to measure hearing
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| show | record of hearing measurement
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| show | person who specializes in the study of hearing impairments
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| auditory acuity testing | show 🗑
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| tuning ford | show 🗑
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| brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEP) | show 🗑
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| show | otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into the external auditory meatus (canal)
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| tympanometry | show 🗑
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| microsurgery | show 🗑
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| show | incision into the eardrum, most often for insertion of a small metal or plastic tube, to keep the meatus open, avoiding fluid build up as that which occurs as a result of otits media
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| show | surgical repair of the outer ear
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| show | excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis
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| tympanoplasty | show 🗑
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| auditory prothesis | show 🗑
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| hearing aid | show 🗑
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| cochlear implant | show 🗑
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| show | irrigation of the external ear canal, commonly done to remove excessive buildup of cerumen
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| ear instillation | show 🗑
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| show | drug that inhibits the growth or destroys microorgranisms
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| antihistamine | show 🗑
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| show | regulating body substance released in excess during allergic reactions
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| anti-inflammatory | show 🗑
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| show | drug that reduces congestion and swelling of membranes
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