Chapter 18

Question 1

ear wax (located in the auditory meatus)

Answer 1

cerumen

Question 2

an external fungal or bacterial inflammation of the auditory meatus characterized by itching or tenderness

Answer 2

external otitis

Question 3

bacterial or cellular drainage secondary to infection

Answer 3

exudate

Question 4

procedure or process of making an incision into the tympanic membrane

Answer 4

myringotomy

Question 5

middle ear infection

Answer 5

otitis media

Question 6

specialist of ears to voice box

Answer 6

otolaryngologist (ENT)

Question 7

lighted instrument used to examine the ear

Answer 7

otoscope

Question 8

procedure or process of examining the ear

Answer 8

otoscopy

Question 9

nerve damage and/or hearing loss due to aging

Answer 9

presbycusis

Question 10

tube inserted following a myringotomy to promote air flow into the eustachian tube, prevent otitis media, and assist drainage

Answer 10

pressure-equalizing tubes (P.E. tubes)

Question 11

internal auditory noises (ringing, whooshing, buzzing)

Answer 11

tinnitus

Question 12

procedure or process of incising the eardrum

Answer 12

tympanotomy

Question 13

procedure or process of middle ear reconstruction (to correct a rupture or perforation)

Answer 13

tympanoplasty

Question 14

related to without teeth

Answer 14

anodontia

Question 15

nighttime teeth-grinding

Answer 15

bruxism

Question 16

sense of taste

Answer 16

gustation

Question 17

mialignment

Answer 17

malocclusion

Question 18

bacterial flow of discharge

Answer 18

pyorrhea