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external ear auricle (pinna) |
external structure located on both sides of the head |
auricle directs sound waves into the external auditory canal |
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external auditory canal (meatus) |
short tube that ends at the tympanic membrane |
contains glands the secrete earwax (cerumen) |
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middle ear tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
separates the external auditory canal and middle ear cavity |
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eustachian tube |
equalizes air pressure on both sides of the eardrum |
connects the middles ear to the pharynx |
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ossicles |
bones of the middle ear that carry sound vibrations |
composed of the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrups) |
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labyrinth (inner ear) |
bony space within the temporal bone of the skull |
contains the cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibule |
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cochlea |
snail-shaped and contains the organ of hearing |
connect to the oval window in the ear |
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semicircular canals and vestibules |
contains receptors and endolymph that help the body maintain its sense of balance |
equilibrium |
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mastoid bone and cells |
located in the skull bone behind the external canal |
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Combining Forms audi/o |
hearing |
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aur/i, aur/o, ot/o |
ear |
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cochle/o |
cochlea |
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labyrinth/o |
labyrinth (inner ear) |
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mastoid/o |
mastoid bone |
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myring/o |
tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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staped/o |
stapes (middle ear bone) |
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tympan/o |
tympanic membrane (eardrum), middles ear |
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vestibul/o |
vestibule |
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Disease and Disorder Terms labyrinthitis |
inflammation of the labyrinth (inner ear) |
labyrinth/itis labyrinth/inflammation |
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mastoiditis |
inflammation of the mastoid bone |
mastoid/itis mastoid/inflammation |
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myringitis |
inflammation of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
myring/itis tympanic membrane/inflammation |
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otalgia |
pain in the ear |
ot/algia ear/pain |
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otomastoiditis |
inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone |
ot/o/mastoid/itis ear/mastoid bone/inflammation |
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otomycosis |
abnormal condition of fungus in the ear that usually affects the external auditory canal |
ot/o/myc/osis ear/fungus/abnormal condition |
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otopyorrhea |
discharge of pus from the ear |
ot/o/py/o/rrhea ear/pus/discharge |
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otorrhea |
discharge from the ear |
ot/o/rrhea ear/discharge |
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otosclerosis |
hardening of the ear (stapes) |
ot/o/sclerosis ear/hardening |
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acoustic neuroma |
benign tumor within the internal auditory |
may cause earring loss and may damage structures of the cerebellum as it grows |
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ceruminoma |
tumor of a gland that secretes earwax (cerumen) |
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cholesteatoma |
cyst-like mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol |
occurring in the middle ear; maybe associated with chronic otitis media |
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Ménière disease |
chronic disease of the inner ear |
characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, and fluctuating hearing loss
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otitis externa |
inflammation of the outer ear |
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otitis media (OM) |
inflammation of the middle ear |
also called tympanitis |
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presbycusis |
hearing impairment occurring with age |
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tinnitus |
ringing in the ear |
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vertigo |
sense of revolving of one’s own body or the environment |
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Surgical Terms cochlear implant |
pertaining to the cochlea implant |
cochle/ar implant
cochlea/pertaining to |
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labyrinthectomy |
excision of the labyrinth |
labyrinth/ectomy
labyrinth/excision |
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mastoidectomy |
excision of the mastoid bone |
mastoid/ectomy
mastoid/excision |
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mastoidotomy |
incision into the mastoid bone |
mastoid/o/tomy
mastoid bone/incsion |
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myringoplasty |
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
myring/o/plasty
tympanic membrane/surgical repair |
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myringotomy |
incision into the tympanic membrane (performed to release pus or fluid and relieve pressure in the middle ear; also called tympanocentesis) |
myring/o/tomy tympanic membrane/incison |
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stapedectomy |
excision of the stapes (performed to restore hearing in cases of otosclerosis |
staped/ectomy stapes/excision |
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tympanoplasty |
surgical repair of the middle ear |
tampan/o/plasty
tympanic membrane/surgical repair |
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Diagnostic Terms audiogram |
(graphic) record of hearing |
audi/gram hearing/record |
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audiometer |
instrument used to measure hearing |
audi/o/meter hearing/instrument used to measure |
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audiometry |
measurement of hearing |
audi/o/metry hearing/measurement |
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electrocochleography |
process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea |
electr/o/cochle/o/graphy electrical activity/cochlea/process of recording |
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otoscope |
instrument use for visual examination of the ear |
ot/o/scope ear/instrument used for visual examination |
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otoscopy |
visual examination of the ear |
ot/o/scopy ear/visual examination |
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tympanometer |
instrument used for measure middle ear (function) |
tympan/o/meter middle ear/instrument used to measure |
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tympanometry |
measurement (of movement) of the tympanic membrane |
tympan/o/metry middle ear/measurement |
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Complementary Terms audiologist |
one who studies and specializes in hearing |
audi/o/logist hearing/physician, specialist who studies and treats |
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audiology |
study of hearing |
audi/o/logy hearing/study of |
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cochlear |
pertaining the the cochlea |
cochle/ar cochlea/pertaining to |
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otology |
study of the ear (branch of medicine that deals with disease of the ear) |
ot/o/logy ear/study of |
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otorhinolaryngologist |
physician who studies and treats the disease of the ear, nose, and throat (also called otolaryngologist) |
ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/o/logist ear/nose/larynx/physician who studies and treats |
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vestibular |
pertaining to the vestibule |
vestibul/ar vestibule/pertaining to |
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vestibulocochlear |
pertaining to the vestibule and the cochlea |
vestibul/o/cochle/ar vestibule/o/cochlea/pertaining to |
