Chapter 13 Ear Flashcards
1
Q
Audi/o
A
Hearing
2
Q
Aur/I, aur/o, ot/o
A
Ear
3
Q
Cochle/o
A
Cochlea
4
Q
Labyrinth/o
A
Labyrinth (inner ear)
5
Q
Mastoid/o
A
Mastoid bone
6
Q
Myring/o
A
Tympanic membrane (eardrum)
7
Q
Staped/o
A
Stapes (middle ear bone)
8
Q
Tympan/o
A
Tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear
9
Q
Vestibul/o
A
Vestibule
10
Q
Otitis external
A
Inflammation of the outer ear
11
Q
Otitis media (OM)
A
Inflammation of the middle ear
Also called tympanitis
12
Q
Presbycusis
A
Hearing impairment in old age
13
Q
Tinnitus
A
Ringing in the ears
14
Q
Vertigo
A
A sense that either ones own body (subjective vertigo) or the environment (objective vertigo) is revolving
15
Q
Ceruminoma
A
Tumor of a gland that secretes ear wax
