otorhinolaryngology Flashcards
1
Q
adenoid/o
A
adenoids
2
Q
audi/o OR audit/o
A
hearing
3
Q
aur/o OR ot/o
A
ear
4
Q
cochle/o
A
cochlea
5
Q
epiglott/o
A
epiglottis
6
Q
laryng/o
A
larynx
7
Q
myring/o OR tympan/o
A
tympanic membrane
8
Q
nas/o OR rhin/o
A
nose
9
Q
pharyng/o
A
pharynx
10
Q
sinus/o
A
sinus
11
Q
tonsill/o
A
tonsils
12
Q
trache/o
A
trachea
13
Q
adenoidectomy
A
surgical removal of adenoids
14
Q
adenoiditis
A
adenoid inflammation
15
Q
audiometry
A
process of measuring hearing
16
Q
audiogram
A
record of hearing
17
Q
auditory
A
pertaining to hearing
18
Q
aural
A
pertaining to ear
19
Q
otic
A
pertaining to ear
20
Q
otoscope
A
instrument to visually examine ear
21
Q
cochlear
A
pertaining to cochlea
22
Q
epiglottic
A
pertaining to epiglottis
23
Q
epiglottitis
A
epiglottis inflammation
24
Q
laryngoscopy
A
process of visually examining larynx
25
laryngoplegia
larynx paralysis
26
laryngospasm
involuntary muscle contraction of larynx
27
myringectomy
surgical removal of eardrum
28
myringectomy
surgical removal of eardrum
29
myringosclerosis
hardening of eardrum
30
tympanometry
process of measuring eardrum
31
tympanorrhexis
eardrum rupture
32
nasogastric
pertaining to nose & stomach
33
nasopharyngeal
pertaining to nose & throat
34
rhinitis
nose inflammation
35
rhinorrhea
discharge from nose
36
rhinomycosis
abnormal condition of having nose fungus
37
anosmia
w/o smell
38
pharyngospasm
involuntary muscle contraction of pharynx
39
pharyngotomy
cutting into pharynx
40
aphonia
w/o voice
41
dysphonia
difficult voice
42
pansinusitis
inflammation of all sinuses
43
nasosinusitis
nose & sinus inflammation
44
tonsillar
pertaining to tonsils
45
tonsillectomy
surgical removal of tonsils
46
tracheotomy
cutting into trachea
47
tracheostenosis
narrowing of trachea
48
endotracheal
pertaining to within trachea
49
acoustic neuroma
benign tumor of auditory nerve sheath w/ symptoms of tinnitus, headache, vertigo, & progressive hearing loss
50
cochlear implant
hearing device surgically placed under skin behind ear
51
decongestant
medication to reduce nasal & sinus stuffiness & congestion
52
diphtheria
bacterial upper respiratory infection characterized by formation of thick membranous film across throat & high mortality rate
53
endotracheal intubation
inserting tube through mouth & into trachea, creating open upper respiratory airway
54
epistaxis
nosebleed
55
nasal cannula
two-pronged plastic device for delivering oxygen directly into nose
56
otitis externa
external ear infection; otomycosis/swimmer's ear
57
otitis interna
internal ear infection affecting hearing & equilibrium
58
otitis media
bacteria or viral infection of middle ear common in children
59
pertussis
bacterial infection of middle ear common in children
60
tinnitus
ringing in ears
61
vertigo
spinning/whirling sensation
