(Prefix Suffix)

Question 1

-ectomy

Answer 1

removal (Stapedectomy — removal of the stapes due to fixation of the stapes footplate)

Question 2

-plasty

Answer 2

molding (Tympanoplasty — reconstruction of the tympanic membrane)

Question 3

-tomy

Answer 3

incision (Myringotomy - incision into the eardrum to drain fluid)

Question 4

Stapedectomy

Answer 4

removal of the stapes due to fixation of the stapes footplate

Question 5

Tympanoplasty

Answer 5

reconstruction of the tympanic membrane

Question 6

Myringotomy

Answer 6

incision into the tympanic membrane to drain fluid

Question 7

-cusis

Answer 7

hearing

Question 8

Hyperacusis

Answer 8

high sensitivity to certain frequencies/loudness

Question 9

-itis

Answer 9

inflammation (otitis media - inflammation of the middle ear)

Question 10

presby-

Answer 10

old age (prebycusis - hearing loss with old age)

Question 11

oto-

Answer 11

ear (otoacoustic emissions - low-level sound emitted by the cochlea either spontaneously or evoked by an auditory stimulus)

Question 12

tympanometry

Answer 12

objective test of middle-ear function

Question 13

effusion

Answer 13

an escape of fluid into a body cavity (otitis media with effusion)

Question 14

colliculus

Answer 14

one of two pairs in the roof of the midbrain, involved in vision and hearing (colliculus inferior)

Question 15

“myringo”

Answer 15

tympanic membrane

Question 16

ventral

Answer 16

“Underside or belly” (ventral cochlear nucleus)

Question 17

dorsal

Answer 17

“Upper side or back” (dorsal cochlear nucleus)

Question 18

ganglion

Answer 18

“tumor on or near tendons” (spiral ganglion)