Ear Flashcards
Acous/o
sound (can use hearing)
Audi/o
sense of hearing
Audit/o
Sense of Hearing
Aur/o
Ear
Auricul/o
Ear
Cochle/o
Cochlea
Mastoid/o
Mastoid process
Myring/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane, myrinx
Ossicul/o
Ossicle
Ot/o
Ear
Salping/o
Eustachian tube, auditory tube
Staped/o
Stapes
Tympan/o
Eardrum, tympanic membrane, myrinx
Vestibul/o
Vestibule
-acusis
Hearing (generally used as a condition)
-cusis
Hearing
-meter
Instrument to measure
-otia
Ear condition
Acoustic/o
sound (can use hearing)
Malle/o
Malleus
Incud/o
Incus
-salpinx
Auditory tube, Eustachian tube
What are the 3 common names for the small bones in the ear?
Hammer
Anvil
Stirrup
What are the 3 medical names for the small bones in the ear?
Malleus
Incus
Stapes
What is the pt and bt for eardrum/tympanic membrane?
Pt- tympan/o
Bt- myring/o
What is the pt and bt for ear?
Pt- aur/o and auricul/o
Bt- ot/o
What are the 2 words for sound, hearing?
Acous/o
Acoustic/o
What are the 2 words for sense of hearing?
Audi/o
Audit/o
What is the word for hearing?
-acusis