Terminology Eyes & Ears

Question 1

ENT

Answer 1

doctor who specializes in ear, nose and throat problems. An ENT is sometimes also called an Otolaryngologist. An ENT with additional training in the medical and surgical management of dizziness,hearing loss, and tumors of the ear is called an Otologist.

Question 2

General anesthesia

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anesthesia that affects the whole body and usually induces a loss of consciousness.

Question 3

Mucoserous

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Pertaining to an exudate or secretion that consists of both mucus and serum or a watery component.

Question 4

Otitis media

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inflammation of the ear, usually distinguished as otitis externa (of the passage of the outer ear), otitis media (of the middle ear), and otitis interna (of the inner ear; labyrinthitis).

Question 5

Postoperatively

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relating to, occurring in, or being the period following a surgical operation
having recently undergone a surgical operation

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Tympanoplasty

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eardrum repair, refers to surgery performed to reconstruct a perforated tympanic membrane (eardrum) or the small bones of the middle ear. Eardrum perforation may result from chronic infection or, less commonly, from trauma to the eardrum.

Question 7

Cholesteatoma

Answer 7

an abnormal, noncancerous skin growth that can develop in the middle section of your ear, behind the eardrum. It may be a birth defect, but it’s most commonly caused by repeated middle ear infections. A cholesteatoma often develops as a cyst, or sac, that sheds layers of old skin.