Medical Terminology - Chapter 15 Ear Flashcards

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1
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audi/o

A

to hear

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aur/i

A

ear

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3
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chol/e

A

gall or bile

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cochle/o

A

land snail

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5
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electr/o

A

electricity

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labyrinth/o

A

maze, inner ear

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laryng/o

A

larynx, voice box

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mast/o

A

mastoid process, breast-shaped

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myring/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

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neur/o

A

nerve

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ot/o

A

ear

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pharyng/e

A

pharynx

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presby/o

A

old

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py/o

A

pus

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scler/o

A

hardening

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staped/o

A

stapes, stirrup

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17
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steat/o

A

fat

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tympan/o

A

eardrum, tympanic membrane

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19
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is attached to the tympanic membrane

A

malleus

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20
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eardrum

A

tympanic membrane

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21
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name 3 auditory ossicles

A

malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), stapes (stirrup)

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when ear bones become hard and fuse into one another, hardening (stiffening) condition of the ear structures characterized by progressive deafness

A

otosclerosis

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23
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inner ear is also called

A

labyrinth

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24
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3 regions of labyrinth

A

semi-circular canals, vestibule, cochlea

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25
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8th cranial nerve, assists in hearing

A

vestibulocochlear (acoustic) nerve

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auditory tube (AKA)

A

Eustachian tube

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27
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-ic

A

pertaining to

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-gram

A

a mark, record

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29
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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30
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phone

A

voice

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31
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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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32
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-metry

A

measurement

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33
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-y

A

condition, pertaining to, process (procedure)

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34
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bin

A

twice

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35
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steat

A

fat

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36
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dividing line between external and middle ear

A

tympanic membrane

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37
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clear fluid within the labyrinth of the ear

A

endolymph

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38
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endo-

A

within

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39
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serum fluid of the inner ear

A

perilymph

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40
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-lymph

A

serum, clear fluid

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41
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-graphy

A

recording

42
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fenestrat

A

window

43
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-scope

A

instrument for examining

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-dynia

A

pain

45
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presby

A

old

46
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earwax, the yellowish substance secreted by the glands in the auditory canal of the external ear

A

cerumen

47
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-cle

A

little, tiny, small

48
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inflammation of the external ear

A

otitis externa

49
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inflammation of the middle ear

A

otitis media

50
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inflammation of the inner ear

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otitis interna

51
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collects and directs sound waves into auditory canal and then into tympanic membrane

A

auricle (pinna)

52
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numerous glands line this canal and secrete cerumen to lubricate and protect ear

A

external auditory canal (external acoustic meatus)

53
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contains the ossicles, has several openings, is lined with mucous membrane

A

middle ear

54
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transmits sound vibrations from tympanic membrane to cochlea. equalizes external/internal air pressure on tympanic membrane

A

middle ear

55
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allows us to hear/hearing organ, contains hair cell sensory receptors, contains organ of corti

A

cochlea

56
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where is perilymph found

A

in pouches of vestibule (urticle and saccule)

57
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contain nerve endings in the form of hair cells that note changes in the position of the head

A

semicircular canals

58
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BC

A

bone conduction

59
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ENT

A

ear, nose, throat (otorhinolaryngology)

60
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HD

A

hearing distance

61
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OM

A

otitis media

62
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TM

A

tympanic membrane

63
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clear fluid contained within the labyrinth of the ear

A

endolymph

64
Q

pertaining to the sense of hearing

A

acoustic, auditory

65
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study of hearing disorders

A

audiology

66
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medical instrument used to measure hearing

A

audiometer

67
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pertaining to the ear

A

aural, otic

68
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serum fluid within labyrinth of the ear, receives sound first and transfers to endolymph

A

perilymph

69
Q

clear fluid within the labyrinth of the ear

A

endolymph

70
Q

external portion of ear, known as pinna

A

auricle

71
Q

tumorlike mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol

A

cholesteatoma

72
Q

portion of the inner ear shaped like a snail shell, contains organ of Corti

A

cochlea

73
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helps in maintaining equalibrium, bony structure located between cochlea and the three semi-circular canals, contains urticle and saccule

A

vestbule

74
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state of balance

A

equilibrium

75
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narrow tube between middle ear and throat that serves to equalize pressure on both sides of eardrum

A

eustachian tube

76
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-ory

A

pertaining to

77
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middle of the ossicles

A

incus (anvil)

78
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labyrinth, the inner ear is made up of

A

vestibule, cochlea, semicircular canals

79
Q

largest of the 3 ossicles

A

malleus (hammer)

80
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pain in mastoid process (the bony protuberance of skull near ear)

A

mastoidalgia

81
Q

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

A

Meniere’s disease

82
Q

surgical excision of tympanic membrane

A

myringectomy

83
Q

small bone, any one of the 3 bones of middle ear

A

ossicle

84
Q

pertaining to the ear

A

otic, aural

85
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pain in the ear, earache

A

otodynia, otalgia

86
Q

stapes is attached to

A

oval window

87
Q

ear stone

A

otolith

88
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pus in the ear

A

otopyorrhea

89
Q

study of the ear nose throat and larynx

A

otorhinolaryngology

90
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impairment of hearing that occurs with aging

A

presbycusis

91
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sensation of ringing or roaring sounds in one or both ears, symptom associated with damage to auditory canals in inner ear

A

tinnitus

92
Q

tests for tinnitus and vertigo (tests whether we are able to maintain balance)

A

falling test

93
Q

surgical operation in which a new opening is made in labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing

A

fenestration

94
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surgical excision of tympanic membrane

A

tympanectomy, myringectomy

95
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sensation of instability and loss of equilibrium, patients feel like they are spinning in space or objects around them are spinning. caused by disturbance in semicircular canal or vestibular nuclei of the brainstem

A

vertigo

96
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(Dx and lab) response to auditory stimuli (sound) that can be measured independently of the patient’s subjective response. uses electroencephalograph

A

auditory-evoked response

97
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(Dx & lab) recording eye movement in response to specific stimuli such as sound, nused to determine presence and location of lesion in the vestibule

A

electronystagomography

98
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(Dx/lab) visual examination of external auditory canal and tympanic membrane via an otoscope

A

otoscopy

99
Q

bony structure located between cochlea and the three semi-lunar canals

A

vestibule

100
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method of testing hearing by the use of a tuning fork. to distinguish conductive and perceptive hearing loss

A

tuning fork test

101
Q

-cusis

A

hearing