Final Flashcards
The combining form cochle/o means:
cochlea
The term that means inflammation of the outer ear is:
otitis externa
Vestibulocochlear means pertaining to the:
vestibule and cochlea
In a myringoplasty, the surgical procedure is a(n):
repair
The combining form labyrinth/o means:
inner ear
One complication of the patient’s upper respiratory infection was inflammation of the inner ear or:
labyrinthitis
The combining form ot/o is defined as:
ear
The process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea is called:
electrocochleography
A cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear is called:
cholesteatoma
The combining form that means tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear is:
tympan/o
The structure that equalizes pressure on both sides of the eardrum is the:
eustachian tube
A physician may prescribe medication to control nausea and vomiting for acute attacks of a chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss called:
Ménière disease
The term otalgia is defined as:
pain in the ear
The combining form that means tympanic membrane, (eardrum) is:
myring/o
Inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone is called:
otomastoiditis
A discharge of pus from the ear is called:
otopyorrhea
The term myringitis is defined as:
inflammation of the tympanic membrane
The term that means hardening of the ear (stapes) is:
otosclerosis
The term aural is defined as:
pertaining to the ear
Two functions of the ear are to hear and to provide:
the sense of balance
The development of an individual from conception to birth is called:
gestation
The predicted date of the child’s birth is abbreviated:
EDD
A condition caused by an incompatibility of the infant’s blood and the mother’s blood is:
erythroblastosis fetalis
The term that means inflammation of the amnion is:
amnionitis