Chapter 15 - Definitions Flashcards
audiogram
record of hearing
audiologist
specialist in the study of hearing
audiology
the study of hearing
audiometer (audi-om-itter)
instrument used to measure hearing
audiometry
measurement of hearing
aural
pertaining to the ear
binaural
pertaining to both ears
electrocochleography
recording electrical activity / impulses within the cochlea
endaural
pertaining to within the year
labyrinth: ______ ____
inner ear
labyrinthectomy
surgical removal of the inner ear
labyrinthitis
inflammation of the inner ear
monaural
pertaining to one ear
myringectomy
surgical removal of the eardrum
myringoplasty
surgical repair of the eardrum
myringoscope
instrument for examining the eardrum
myringotome
instrument to cut the eardrum
myringotomy
surgical removal of the eardrum
otalgia
pain in the ear, earache
otic
pertaining to the ear
otitis
inflammation of the ear
otolaryngologist
specialist in the study of the ear and the voice box (larynx)
otolaryngology
study of the ear and the voice box (larynx)
otolith
ear stones
otopharyngeal
pertaining to the ear and the throat
otoplasty
surgical repair of the ear
otopyorrhea
discharge of pus from the ear
otorhinolaryngology
study of the ear, nose, and voice box (larynx) [ENT]
octoscope
instrument for examining the ear
stapedectomy
surgical removal of the stapes (or stirrup)
tympanectomy
surgical removal of the eardrum
tmypanic
pertaining to the eardrum
tympanitis
inflammation of the eardrum
tympanoplasty
surgical repair of the eardrum
