Medical Terminology - Chapter 15 Ear Flashcards
(101 cards)
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audi/o
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to hear
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aur/i
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ear
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chol/e
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gall or bile
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cochle/o
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land snail
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electr/o
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electricity
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labyrinth/o
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maze, inner ear
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laryng/o
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larynx, voice box
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mast/o
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mastoid process, breast-shaped
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myring/o
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eardrum, tympanic membrane
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neur/o
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nerve
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ot/o
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ear
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pharyng/e
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pharynx
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presby/o
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old
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py/o
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pus
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scler/o
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hardening
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staped/o
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stapes, stirrup
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steat/o
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fat
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tympan/o
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eardrum, tympanic membrane
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is attached to the tympanic membrane
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malleus
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eardrum
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tympanic membrane
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name 3 auditory ossicles
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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
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otosclerosis
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inner ear is also called
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labyrinth
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3 regions of labyrinth
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semi-circular canals, vestibule, cochlea
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8th cranial nerve, assists in hearing
vestibulocochlear (acoustic) nerve
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auditory tube (AKA)
Eustachian tube
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-ic
pertaining to
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-gram
a mark, record
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-meter
instrument to measure
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phone
voice
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-meter
instrument to measure
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-metry
measurement
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-y
condition, pertaining to, process (procedure)
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bin
twice
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steat
fat
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dividing line between external and middle ear
tympanic membrane
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clear fluid within the labyrinth of the ear
endolymph
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endo-
within
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serum fluid of the inner ear
perilymph
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-lymph
serum, clear fluid
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-graphy
recording
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fenestrat
window
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-scope
instrument for examining
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-dynia
pain
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presby
old
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earwax, the yellowish substance secreted by the glands in the auditory canal of the external ear
cerumen
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-cle
little, tiny, small
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inflammation of the external ear
otitis externa
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inflammation of the middle ear
otitis media
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inflammation of the inner ear
otitis interna
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collects and directs sound waves into auditory canal and then into tympanic membrane
auricle (pinna)
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numerous glands line this canal and secrete cerumen to lubricate and protect ear
external auditory canal (external acoustic meatus)
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contains the ossicles, has several openings, is lined with mucous membrane
middle ear
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transmits sound vibrations from tympanic membrane to cochlea. equalizes external/internal air pressure on tympanic membrane
middle ear
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allows us to hear/hearing organ, contains hair cell sensory receptors, contains organ of corti
cochlea
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where is perilymph found
in pouches of vestibule (urticle and saccule)
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contain nerve endings in the form of hair cells that note changes in the position of the head
semicircular canals
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BC
bone conduction
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ENT
ear, nose, throat (otorhinolaryngology)
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HD
hearing distance
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OM
otitis media
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TM
tympanic membrane
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clear fluid contained within the labyrinth of the ear
endolymph
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pertaining to the sense of hearing
acoustic, auditory
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study of hearing disorders
audiology
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medical instrument used to measure hearing
audiometer
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pertaining to the ear
aural, otic
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serum fluid within labyrinth of the ear, receives sound first and transfers to endolymph
perilymph
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clear fluid within the labyrinth of the ear
endolymph
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external portion of ear, known as pinna
auricle
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tumorlike mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol
cholesteatoma
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portion of the inner ear shaped like a snail shell, contains organ of Corti
cochlea
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helps in maintaining equalibrium, bony structure located between cochlea and the three semi-circular canals, contains urticle and saccule
vestbule
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state of balance
equilibrium
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narrow tube between middle ear and throat that serves to equalize pressure on both sides of eardrum
eustachian tube
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-ory
pertaining to
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middle of the ossicles
incus (anvil)
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labyrinth, the inner ear is made up of
vestibule, cochlea, semicircular canals
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largest of the 3 ossicles
malleus (hammer)
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pain in mastoid process (the bony protuberance of skull near ear)
mastoidalgia
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abnormality of inner ear causing a host of symptoms including vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating hearing loss and sensation of pressure or pain in affected ear
Meniere's disease
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surgical excision of tympanic membrane
myringectomy
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small bone, any one of the 3 bones of middle ear
ossicle
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pertaining to the ear
otic, aural
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pain in the ear, earache
otodynia, otalgia
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stapes is attached to
oval window
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ear stone
otolith
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pus in the ear
otopyorrhea
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study of the ear nose throat and larynx
otorhinolaryngology
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impairment of hearing that occurs with aging
presbycusis
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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
tinnitus
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tests for tinnitus and vertigo (tests whether we are able to maintain balance)
falling test
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surgical operation in which a new opening is made in labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing
fenestration
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surgical excision of tympanic membrane
tympanectomy, myringectomy
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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
vertigo
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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
auditory-evoked response
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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
electronystagomography
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(Dx/lab) visual examination of external auditory canal and tympanic membrane via an otoscope
otoscopy
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bony structure located between cochlea and the three semi-lunar canals
vestibule
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method of testing hearing by the use of a tuning fork. to distinguish conductive and perceptive hearing loss
tuning fork test
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-cusis
hearing
