The Ear

Question 1

ot/o

Answer 1

ear

Question 2

three regions of the ear.

Answer 2

1- Outer ear
2- Middle ear
3- Inner ear

Question 3

Outer ear:

Answer 3

• Auricle
• External auditory meatus

Question 4

Middle ear:

Answer 4

• Tympanic membrane
• Ear bones: malleus, incus and stapes
• Oval window
• Eustachian tube

Question 5

Inner ear:

Answer 5

• Labryinth
• Cochlea
• Perilymph
• Endolymph
• Organ of Corti
• Auditory nerves

Question 6

Acous/o

Answer 6

Hearing

Question 7

Acoustic

Answer 7

(pertaining to hearing): Related to
sound or the sense of hearing

Question 8

Audi/o

Answer 8

Hearing; the sense of hearing

Question 9

Audiogram

Answer 9

(record of hearing): An audiogram is a graph that shows the audible threshold for standardized frequencies as measured by an
audiometer.

Question 10

Audit/o

Answer 10

Hearing

Question 11

Auditory

Answer 11

(related to hearing): Related to hearing

Question 12

Aur/o, Auricul/o

Answer 12

Ear

Question 13

Aural

Answer 13

Pertaining to ear

Question 14

Postauricular

Answer 14

Pertaining to behind the ear

Question 15

Cochle/o

Answer 15

Cochlea

Question 16

Cochlear

Answer 16

Pertaining to cochlea

Question 17

Mastoid/o

Answer 17

Mastoid process

Question 18

Mastoiditis

Answer 18

(inflammation of mastoid process): which is posterior portion of the temporal bone.

Question 19

Myring/o

Answer 19

Tympanic membrane, ear drum

Question 20

Myringotomy

Answer 20

(process of cutting ear drum): Incision made in the tympanic membrane

Question 21

Myringitis

Answer 21

Inflammation of the tympanic membrane

Question 22

Ossicul/o

Answer 22

Ossicles

Question 23

Ossiculoplasty

Answer 23

Surgical repair of ossicles / ear bones

Question 24

Ot/o

Answer 24

Ear

Question 25

Otopyorrhea

Answer 25

Discharge of pus from ear

Question 26

Otolaryngologist

Answer 26

A person specialized in ear and larynx.

Question 27

Salping/o

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(Eustachian) tube

Question 28

Salpingopharyngeal

Answer 28

Pertaining to tube (Eustachian) to pharynx

Question 29

Staped/o

Answer 29

Stapes (bone of the middle ear)

Question 30

Stapedectomy

Answer 30

Removal of Stapes bone from middle ear

Question 31

Tympan/o

Answer 31

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

Question 32

Tympanoplasty

Answer 32

Surgical repair of ear Tympan/o drum.

Question 33

Vestibul/o

Answer 33

Vestibule

Question 34

Vestibulocochlear

Answer 34

Pertaining to vestibule and cochlea

Question 35

-acusis or -cusis

Answer 35

Hearing

Question 36

Hyperacusis

Answer 36

(increased hearing): Abnormally acute sensitivity to sounds

Question 37

Presbycusis

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(hearing old age): This type of nerve deafness occur with the process of aging.

Question 38

-meter

Answer 38

Instrument to measure

Question 39

Audiometer

Answer 39

Instrument to measure hearing

Question 40

-otio

Answer 40

Ear condition

Question 41

Macrotia

Answer 41

(large ear): Abnormally large ears

Question 42

Cholesteotoma

Answer 42

Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear.

Question 43

Otitis media

Answer 43

Inflammation of the middle ear.

Question 44

Otosclerosis

Answer 44

Hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear.

Question 45

Tinnitus

Answer 45

Sensations of noises in the ear.

Question 46

Otoscopy

Answer 46

Visual examination of the ear canal with an otoscope.

Question 47

Ear thermometry

Answer 47

Measurement of the temperature of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum.