Chapter 15 - Medical Words

Question 1

Pertaining to the sense of hearing

Answer 1

acoustic /or/ auditory

Question 2

Pertaining to the sense of hearing

Answer 2

auditory /or/ acoustic

Question 3

External portion of the ear (pinna)

Answer 3

auricle

Question 4

State of balance

Answer 4

equilibrium

Question 5

The inner ear which contains the vestibule, cochlea, and semicircular canals

Answer 5

labyrinth

Question 6

Inflammation of the mastoid bones

Answer 6

mastoiditis

Question 7

An abnormality of the inner ear causing a host of symptoms, including vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating hearing loss and the sensation of pressure or pain in the affected ear: __________ ________

Answer 7

Ménière disease

pronounce: (men -yurr)

Question 8

Inflammation of the middle ear: ______ ______

Answer 8

otitis media

Question 9

Condition of fungal infection of the ear

Answer 9

otomycosis

Question 10

Impairment of hearing that occurs with aging

Answer 10

presbycusis

pronounce: (prez-by-que-sis)

Question 11

The sensation of ringing or roaring sounds in one or both ears

Answer 11

tinnitus

Question 12

Instrument used medically in a hearing test: _______ _____

Answer 12

tuning fork

Question 13

Loss of equilibrium

Answer 13

vertigo