Ch 13 Ear Anatomical Terms/ Ear Pathology

Question 1

accoustic

Answer 1

pertaining to hearing

Question 2

auditory

Answer 2

pertaining to hearing

Question 3

aural

Answer 3

pertaining to the ear

Question 4

auricular

Answer 4

pertaining to the ear

Question 5

binaural

Answer 5

pertaining to both ears

Question 6

cochlear

Answer 6

pertaining to the cochlear

Question 7

monaural

Answer 7

pertaining to one ear

Question 8

optic

Answer 8

pertaining to the ear

Question 9

tympanic

Answer 9

pertaining to the tympanic membrane

Question 10

audiology

Answer 10

medical specialty involved with measuring hearing function and identifying hearing loss. Specialist is an audiologist

Question 11

otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

Answer 11

Branch of medicine involving the diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. aka ENT. Physicians is an otorhinolargyngologist

Question 12

macrotia

Answer 12

condition of having abnormally large ears

Question 13

microtia

Answer 13

condition of having abnormally small ears

Question 14

otalgia

Answer 14

ear pain

Question 15

otopyorrhea

Answer 15

discharge of pus from the ear

Question 16

otorrhagia

Answer 16

bleeding from the ear

Question 17

presbycusis

Answer 17

normal loss of hearing that can accompany the aging process

Question 18

residual hearing

Answer 18

amount of hearing that is still present after damage has occurred to the auditory mechanism

Question 19

tinnitus

Answer 19

ringing in the ears

Question 20

tympanorrhexis

Answer 20

rupture of the tympanic membrane

Question 21

vertigo

Answer 21

dizziness caused by the sensation that the room is spinning

Question 22

anacusis

Answer 22

total absence of hearing; inability to perceive sound; aka deafness

Question 23

deafness

Answer 23

inability to hear or having some degree of hearing impairment

Question 24

ceruminoma

Answer 24

excessive accumulation of earwax resulting in a hard wax plug. sound becomes muffled

Question 25

otitis externa

Answer 25

external ear infection. May be caused by bacteria or fungus. aka otomycosis and commonly referred to as swimmer’s ear

Question 26

otomycosis

Answer 26

fungal infection of the ear. One type of otitis externa

Question 27

myringitis

Answer 27

inflammation of the tympanic membrane

Question 28

otitis media (OM)

Answer 28

Seen frequently in children; aka middle ear infection. Often preceded by an upper respiratory infection during which pathogens move from the pharynx to the middle ear via the eustachian tube. Fluid accumulates in the middle ear cavity. The fluid may be watery, serous otitis media, or full of pus, purulent otitis media

Question 29

salpingitis

Answer 29

inflammation of the auditory tube

Question 30

otosclerosis

Answer 30

loss of mobility of the stapes bones, leading to progressive hearing loss.

Question 31

tympanitis

Answer 31

inflammation of the tympanic membrane

Question 32

acoustic neuroma

Answer 32

benign tumor of the eighth cranial nerve sheath. The pressure causes symptoms such as tinnitus, headache, dizziness, and progressive hearing loss.

Question 33

labyrinthitis

Answer 33

may affect both the hearing and equilibrium portions of the inner ear. aka inner ear infection

Question 34

Meniere’s disease

Answer 34

abnormal condition within the labyrinth of the inner ear that can lead to a progressive loss of hearing. the symptoms are dizziness or vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus.