MedTerm - module 13 Flashcards
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adult/o
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hearing
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ot/o
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ear
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aur/o
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ear
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auricul/o
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ear
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aur/i
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ear
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or/o
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ear
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ear
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organ of hearing and balance, or equilibrium
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cerumen
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earwax
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cerumin/o
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cerumen
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meat/o
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meatus
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tympan/o
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tympanic membrane
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myring/o
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ympanic membrane
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ossicul/o
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ossicle
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staped/o
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stapes
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three small bones of the ear
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malleus, incus, sapes
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eustachian tube
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auditory tube
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labyrinth/o
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bony labyrinth
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endolymph
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protein-rich fluid inside the membranous labyrinth
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perilymph
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clear fluid separating the bony labyrinth from the membranous labyrinth
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vestibul/o
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vestibule
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cochle/o
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cochlea
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organ of Corti
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sensitive receptor with hair cells that relay sound waves to auditory nerve fibers
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otologist
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physician who studies and treats disease of the ear
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otology
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diseases of the ear
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otorhinolaryngologist; otolaryngologist
physician who studies and treats disorders of the ear, nose and throat (ENT)
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otitis external
inflammation of the outer ear
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myc/o
fungal
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otomycosis
fungal infection of the ear
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otorrhea
discharge of any sort from the ear
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py/o
pus
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otopyorrhea
discharge is mostly pus
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otalgia
pain in the ear
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-otia
ear condition
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ceruminoma
tumor of the glands that secrete ear wax
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acoustic neuroma
benign tumor that develops from the acoustic nerve and grows in the auditory canal
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vertigo
a sensation of spinning or revolving; dizziness
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otitis media
infection of the middle ear
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cholesteatoma
cystic mass of the middle ear composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol
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cholest/o
cholesterol
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labyrinthitis
disorders of the inner ear
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mastoiditis
inflammation of the mastoid bone and cells
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otomastoiditis
both ear and mastoid bone are inflamed
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otosclerosis
irregular ossification occurs in the ossicles of the middle ear, especially the stapes
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Meniere's disease
aural fullness and vertigo
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tinnitus
subjective noise such as ringing, buzzing, whistling, or clicking
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benign parozysmal positional vertigo BPPV)
vertigo when the position of the head is changed
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conductive hearing loss
accumulation of cerumen in the auditory canal, the presence of a foreign body in the ear, and diseases of the middle ear
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sensorineural hearing loss
caused by disease of, or trauma to, the structures of the inner ear or to the nerve pathways leading to the brain
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presbycusis
degenerative changes int he inner ear associated with age
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-cusis
hearing
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audiologist
specialist in the study of hearing, including assessment and rehabilitation
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audiology
the study of hearing, including assessment and rehabilitation
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otoscopy
visual inspection of the structures of the outer and middle ear
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otoscope
hand-held, lighted magnifying device
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salpingoscope
visual examination of the eustachian tube
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tympanometer
used to measure hearing acuity
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tympanometry
measurement of the movement of the tympanic membrane
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electrocochleography
recording of the electrical activity within the cochlea in response to sound
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-graphy
recording
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electr/o
electrical
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cochle/o
cochlea
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weber tuning fork test
tuning fork is placed on the midline of the skull, assesses bone conduction of sound
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Rinne tuning fork test
tuning fork is placed alternately near the auditory canal and behind the ear on the mastoid bone
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audiometry
evaluates hearing acuity and helps to establish the degree and severity of hearing loss
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audiometer
electric device used to measure the sensitivity of hearing by delivering a series of acoustic tones that range from very low to very high frequencies
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audiogram
graph where listener signals when the tone is percieved is loged
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hearing aid
electronic deice that amplifies sound used by people with impaired hearing
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cochlear implant
device now available for use by those with profound hearing loss
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assistive listening devices (ALD)
devices other than a hearing aid that help the deaf to hear
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myringotomy
surgical incision of the tympanum to relieve the pressure and buildup of fluid
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myringoplasty
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
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tympanoplasty
repair of the tympanic membrane and bones of the middle ear
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stapedectomy
excision of the stapes
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mastoidectomy
surgical removal of the mastoid cells or the mastoid process of the temporal bone
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mastoidotomy
surgical incision of the mastoid process of the temporal bone
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mastoid/o
mastoid process behind the ear
