The Special Senses: The Ears

Front 1

a- an-

Back 1

without

Front 2

para-

Back 2

near; alongside; departure from normal

Front 3

acou, acoust

Back 3

hearing

Front 4

aud, audi

Back 4

hearing

Front 5

aur

Back 5

ear

Front 6

labyrinth

Back 6

maze or inner ear

Front 7

mast

Back 7

breast

Front 8

myring

Back 8

membrane or eardrum

Front 9

ot

Back 9

ear

Front 10

tube (usually the Eustachian or fallopian tubes)

Back 10

salping

Front 11

staped

Back 11

stirrup or stapes

Front 12

tympan

Back 12

eardrum

Front 13

-acusis, -cusis

Back 13

hearing condition

Front 14

-algia

Back 14

pain

Front 15

-itis

Back 15

inflammation

Front 16

-rrhagia

Back 16

bleeding or hemorrhage

Front 17

-rrhea

Back 17

excessive discharge (of fluid)

Front 18

the external appendages on the side of the head that are commonly referred to as the ears;

Back 18

auricle (pinna)

Front 19

skin-lined tube extending from the auricle to the eardrum

Back 19

external auditory canal

Front 20

process of hearing

Back 20

audation

Front 21

series of fluid-filled channels within the mastoid process of the temporal bones

Back 21

labyrinth ( inner ear)

Front 22

breast-shaped projection near the base of the temporal bone that houses the middle and inner ears.

Back 22

mastoid process

Front 23

membrane covered disk that receives sound waves, amplifies them, and transmits them to the first ossicle, the malleus; also called the eardrum

Back 23

tympanic membrane (TM)

Front 24

small, air-filled cavity between the inside wall of the eardrum and the inner ear

Back 24

tympanic cavity

Front 25

waxy substance produced by the glands lining the external auditory canal; latin word for wax

Back 25

cerumen

Front 26

spiral snail shell-shaped series od fluid-filled channels of the inner ear that contains the organ of corti

Back 26

cochlea

Front 27

first described by Bartolommeo Eustacio in 1565, this tube connects the throat with the tymphanic cavity of the middle ear

Back 27

Eustachian tube

Front 28

part of the ear that includes the auricle and the external auditory canal

Back 28

outer ear

Front 29

middle of three auditory ossicles and is shaped like a blacksmith's anvil

Back 29

incus

Front 30

the first of the three auditory ossicles of the middle ear; and is shaped like hammer

Back 30

malleus

Front 31

midsection of the ear that lies within the tympanic cavity of the temporal bone; it includes the tympanic membrane and the ossicles

Back 31

middle ear

Front 32

an area within the cochlea that contains the sensory receptors for audation, which is connected to sensory nerves that send impulses to the brain

Back 32

organ of Corti

Front 33

3 loop-shaped, fluid-filled canals that detect changes in body position

Back 33

semicircular canals

Front 34

the third of the three auditory ossicles and is shaped like the stirrup of a horse's saddle

Back 34

stapes

Front 35

chamber joining the semicircular canals with the cochlea and containing sensory receptors that respon to changes in body position for the sense of equilibrium

Back 35

vestibules

Front 36

total hearing loss

Back 36

anacusis

Front 37

overly sensitive hearing

Back 37

hyperacusis

Front 38

pain in the ear or earache

Back 38

otalgia

Front 39

bleeding or hemorhage, from the ear

Back 39

otorrhea

Front 40

partial loss or impaired hearing

Back 40

paracusis

Front 41

ringing or buzzing sensation in the ear

Back 41

tinnitus

Front 42

sensation of dizziness

Back 42

vertigo

Front 43

a benign tumor that arises from the auditory nerve, which may cause hearing impairment

Back 43

acoustic neuroma

Front 44

excessive build up of earwax in the external auditory canal

Back 44

cerumen impaction

Front 45

inflammation of the labyrinth (iiner ear)

Back 45

labyrinthitis

Front 46

inflammation of the mastoid process and associated tissues

Back 46

mastoiditis

Front 47

chronic disease of the inner ear that includes symptoms of dizziness and ringing in the ear

Back 47

Meniere's Disease

Front 48

inflammation of the eardrum

Back 48

myringitis (tympanitis)

Front 49

inflammation of the middle ear

Back 49

otitis media

Front 50

inflammation of the external auditory canal

Back 50

otitis externa

Front 51

any disease of the ear

Back 51

otopathy

Front 52

abnormal formation of the bone between the stapes and the oval window, causing a progressive loss of hearing

Back 52

otosclerosis

Front 53

hearing impairment that is associated with old age

Back 53

presbyacusis

Front 54

a procedure that measures hearing using an instrument called an acoumeter

Back 54

acoumetry

Front 55

one who specialized hearing disorders and treatment

Back 55

audiologist

Front 56

study of hearing disorders

Back 56

audiology

Front 57

procedure that measures hearing using an audiometer; a recording od the measurement is called the audiogram

Back 57

audiometry

Front 58

excision of the labyrinth from the temporal bone

Back 58

labyrinthectomy

Front 59

excision of the mastoid process, which involves removing the air cells from within the mastoid process by cutting or drilling away the bony interconnections

Back 59

mastoidectomy

Front 60

incision into the mastoid process

Back 60

mastoidotomy

Front 61

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Back 61

myringoplasty

Front 62

incision into the tympanic membrane, usually to release pus and relieve pressure in the middle ear; sometimes temporary tubes are inserted during this procedure to reduce middle ear pressure

Back 62

myringotomy

Front 63

medical field of the ear disorder and treatment

Back 63

otologyq

Front 64

physician specializing in the treatment of the ear, nose and throat disorders;

Back 64

otorhinolaryngologist

Front 65

field of medicine that manages disorders of the ear nose and throat

Back 65

otorhinolaryngology

Front 66

a visual examination of the ear using a hand held device called an otoscope

Back 66

otoscopy

Front 67

excision of the stapes; this procedure is often performed to restore hearing and may involve replacement of the stapes with a prosthesis

Back 67

stapedectomy

Front 68

procedure that evacuates tympanic membrane elasticity by measuring its movement using an instrument called typanometer

Back 68

typanometry

Front 69

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Back 69

tympanoplasty

Front 70

AD

Back 70

Right ear

Front 71

AS

Back 71

left ear

Front 72

Au

Back 72

both ears

Front 73

TM

Back 73

tympanic membrane

Front 74

ENT

Back 74

ear, nose, throat

Front 75

EENT

Back 75

eye, ear, nose, throat

Front 76

OM

Back 76

otitis media

Front 77

Oto

Back 77

otology