Eag

Front 1

acouso
audio

Back 1

hearing

Front 2

aero

Back 2

air or gas

Front 3

auri
oto

Back 3

ear

Front 4

cerumino

Back 4

wax

Front 5

salpingo

Back 5

eustachian tube or uterine tube

Front 6

tympano
myringo

Back 6

eardrum

Front 7

-acusis

Back 7

hearing condition

Front 8

pinna

Back 8

auricle (little ear) projected part of the external ear

Front 9

external auditory meatus

Back 9

external passage for sounds collected from the pinna to the tympanum

Front 10

cerumen

Back 10

waxy substance secreted by glands located throughout the external canal

Front 11

tympanic membrane

Back 11

eardrum; drum-like structure that receives sound collected in the external auditory meatus and amplifies it through the middle ear

Front 12

malleus

Back 12

hammer; first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear

Front 13

incus

Back 13

anvil; middle of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear

Front 14

stapes

Back 14

stirrup; last of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear

Front 15

eustachian tube

Back 15

tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx

Front 16

mastoid process

Back 16

projection of the temporal bone located behind the ear containing air cells that connect to the middle ear

Front 17

oval window

Back 17

membrane that covers the openng between the middle ear and the inner ear

Front 18

inner ear

Back 18

structures and liquids that relay sound waves to the auditory nerve fibers on a path to the brain for interpretation of sound

Front 19

labyrinth

Back 19

maze; inner ear consisting of bony and membranous labyrinths

Front 20

cochlea

Back 20

coiled tubular strcuture of the inner ear that contains the organ of Corti

Front 21

perilymph

Back 21

fluid that fills the bony labyrinth of the ear

Front 22

endolymph

Back 22

fluid within the cochleaer duct of the inner ear

Front 23

organ of Corti

Back 23

organ located in the cochlea that contains receptors that receive vibrations and generate nerve impulses for hearing

Front 24

vestibule

Back 24

middle part of the inner ear in front of the semicircular canals and behind the cochlea that contains the utricle and saccule

Front 25

utricle

Back 25

larger of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear

Front 26

saccule

Back 26

smaller of two sacs within the membranous labyrinth of the vestibule in the inner ear

Front 27

semicircuar canals

Back 27

three canals within the inner ear that contain specialized receptor cells that generate nerve impulses with body movement

Front 28

otalgia
otodynia

Back 28

earache

Front 29

otorrhagia

Back 29

bleeding from the ear

Front 30

otorrhea

Back 30

purulent drainage from the ear

Front 31

tinnitus

Back 31

a jingling; ringing or buzzing in the ear

Front 32

vertigo

Back 32

a turning round; dizziness

Front 33

otitis externa

Back 33

inflammation of the external auditory meatus

Front 34

cerument impaction

Back 34

excessive buildup of wax in the eaer

Front 35

myringitis
tympanitis

Back 35

inflammation of the eardrum

Front 36

otitis media

Back 36

inflammation of the middle ear

Front 37

aerotitis media

Back 37

inflammation of the middle ear from changes in atmostpheric pressure; often occurs in frequent air travel

Front 38

otosclerosis

Back 38

hardening of the bony tissue in the ear

Front 39

mastoiditis

Back 39

inflammation of the mastoid process; most commonly seen as a result of the spread of inflammation and infection in otitis media

Front 40

eustachian obstruction

Back 40

block of the eustachian tube usually as a result of infection, as in otitis media

Front 41

acousitc neuroma

Back 41

benign tumor on the auditory nerve (8th cranial nerve) that causes vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss

Front 42

aplasia

Back 42

condition of absence of malformation of inner ear structures during embryonic development, resulting in hearing loss

Front 43

labyrinthitis

Back 43

inflammation of the labyrinth

Front 44

Meniere disease

Back 44

disorder of the inner ear due to an excessive buildup of endolymphatic fluid causing episodes of vertigo, tinnitus, nausea, vomiting, and hearing loss; one or both ears can be affected, and attacks vary in frequency and intensity

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deafness

Back 45

genereal term for partial or complete hearing loss

Front 46

conductive hearing loss

Back 46

hearing impairment caused by intereference with sound or vibratory energy in the external canal, middle ear, or ossicles

Front 47

sensorineural hearing loss

Back 47

hearing impairment caused by lesions or dysfunction of te cochlea or auditory nerve

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mixed hearing loss

Back 48

combination of sensorineural and conductive hearing loss

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presbyacusis
presbycusis

Back 49

hearing impairment of old age

Front 50

audiometry

Back 50

process of measuring hearing

Front 51

audiometer

Back 51

instrument to measure hearing

Front 52

audiogram

Back 52

record of hearing measurement

Front 53

audiologist

Back 53

person who specializes in the study of hearing impairments

Front 54

auditory acuity testing

Back 54

physical assessment of hearing; useful in differentiating between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss

Front 55

tuning fork

Back 55

two pronged, fork-like instrument that vibrates when stuck; used to test for hearing, especially bone conduction

Front 56

otoscopy

Back 56

use of an otoscope to examine the external auditory meatus (canal) and tympanic membrane

Front 57

pneumatic otoscopy

Back 57

otoscopic observation of the tympanic membrane as air is released into the external auditory meatus; immobility indictes the presence of middle ear effusion as occurs as a result of otitis media

Front 58

tympanometry

Back 58

measurement of the compliance and mobility of the tympanic membrane and ossicles of the middle ear by monitoring the response after exposure to external airflow pressure

Front 59

microsurgery

Back 59

surger with the use of a microscope used in procedures involving delicate tissue such as the ear

Front 60

myringotomy
tympanostomy

Back 60

incision into the eardrum most often for insertion of a small metal or plastic tube to keep the meatus open avoiding fliud builup as that which occurs as a result of otitis media

Front 61

otoplasty

Back 61

surgical repair of the external ear

Front 62

stapedectomy

Back 62

excision of the stapes to correct ososclerosis

Front 63

tympanoplasty

Back 63

vein graft of a scarred tympanic membrane to improve sound conduction

Front 64

auditory prosthesis

Back 64

any internal or external device that improves or substitues for natural hearing

Front 65

hearing aid

Back 65

external amplifying device designed to improve hearing by more effective collection of sound into the ear

Front 66

cochlear implant

Back 66

electronic device implaned in the cochlea that provides sound preceptio to patients with severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss in both eyes

Front 67

ear lavage

Back 67

irrigation of the external ear canal, commonly done to remove excessive buildup of cerumen

Front 68

ear instillation

Back 68

introduction of a medicated solution into the external canal