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Chap 17, The Ear, Terminology Flashcards

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acous/o

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hearing

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acoustic

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Pert. to hearing or sound.

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audiogram

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Record of hearing using an audiometer.

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audiologist

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Healthcare professional specializing in the evaluation and rehabilitation of people with hearing loss.

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audit/o

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hearing

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auditory

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Pertaining to hearing.

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aur/o, auricul/o

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ear (see ot/o)

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aural

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Pertaining to the ear.

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postauricular

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Pertaining to behind the ear.

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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cochlear

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Pertaining to the cochlea (spiral-shaped tube in the inner ear).

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process (the posterior portion of the temporal bone extending downward behind the external auditory meatus.

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mastoiditis

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Inflammation of the mastoid process (behind the ear).

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myring/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane (see tympan/o)

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myringotomy

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Incision of the eardrum.

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myringitis

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Inflammation of the eardrum.

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ossicul/o

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ossicle

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ossiculoplasty

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Surgical repair of a middle ear bone.

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ot/o

A

ear

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otic

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Pertaining to the ear.

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otomycosis

A

Abnormal condition of a fungal infection in the ear.

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otopyorrhea

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Discharge of pus from the ear.

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otolaryngologist

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Specialist in the ear and larynx (upper respiratory region - nose and throat).

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salping/o

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eustachian tube, auditory tube

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salpingopharyngeal

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Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat.

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staped/o

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stapes (third bone of the middle ear)

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stapedectomy

A

Removal of the stapes bone (middle ear bone).

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tympan/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

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tympanoplasty

A

Surgical repair of the eardrum.

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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vestibulocochlear

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Pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea of the inner ear. This is the 8th cranial nerve (acoustic nerve).

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-acusis or -cusis

A

hearing

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hyperacusis

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Abnormally acute sensitivity to sounds.

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presbycusis

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Progressive, bilateral hearing loss occurring with age.

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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audiometer

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Instrument to measure the sharpness of hearing.

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-otia

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ear condition

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macrotia

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Condition of large ears.

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