Chapter 13 Ear Flashcards

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1
Q

Audi/o

A

Hearing

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2
Q

Aur/I, aur/o, ot/o

A

Ear

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3
Q

Cochle/o

A

Cochlea

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4
Q

Labyrinth/o

A

Labyrinth (inner ear)

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5
Q

Mastoid/o

A

Mastoid bone

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6
Q

Myring/o

A

Tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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7
Q

Staped/o

A

Stapes (middle ear bone)

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8
Q

Tympan/o

A

Tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear

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9
Q

Vestibul/o

A

Vestibule

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10
Q

Otitis external

A

Inflammation of the outer ear

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11
Q

Otitis media (OM)

A

Inflammation of the middle ear

Also called tympanitis

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12
Q

Presbycusis

A

Hearing impairment in old age

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13
Q

Tinnitus

A

Ringing in the ears

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14
Q

Vertigo

A

A sense that either ones own body (subjective vertigo) or the environment (objective vertigo) is revolving

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15
Q

Ceruminoma

A

Tumor of a gland that secretes ear wax

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