Chapter 13- Ear

Question 1

acous/o

Answer 1

hearing

Question 2

audi/o

Answer 2

hearing

Question 3

aur/i

Answer 3

ear

Question 4

ot/o

Answer 4

ear

Question 5

cerumin/o

Answer 5

wax

Question 6

salping/o

Answer 6

eustachian tube or uterine tube

Question 7

tympan/o

Answer 7

eardrum

Question 8

myring/o

Answer 8

eardrum

Question 9

otalgia, otodynia

Answer 9

earache

Question 10

otorrhagia

Answer 10

bleeding from ear

Question 11

otorrhea

Answer 11

drainage from ear

Question 12

tinnitus

Answer 12

ringing or buzzing in ear

Question 13

vertigo

Answer 13

dizziness

Question 14

otitis externa

Answer 14

inflammation of external auditory meatus (canal)

Question 15

cerumen impaction

Answer 15

excessive buildup of wax

Question 16

myringitis, tympanitis

Answer 16

inflammation of eardrum

Question 17

otitis media

Answer 17

inflammation of middle ear

Question 18

aerotitis media

Answer 18

inflammation of middle ear from changes in atmospheric pressure

Question 19

otosclerosis

Answer 19

hardening of bony tissue in ear

Question 20

mastoiditis

Answer 20

inflammation of mastoid process

Question 21

eustachian obstruction

Answer 21

blockage of eustachian tube

Question 22

acoustic neuroma

Answer 22

benign tumor on auditory nerve

Question 23

aplasia

Answer 23

absence or malformation of inner ear structures during embryonic development

Question 24

labyrinthitis

Answer 24

inflammation of labyrinth

Question 25

meriere disease

Answer 25

disorder of inner ear, excessive buildup of endolymphatic fluid

Question 26

conductive hearing loss

Answer 26

hearing impairment caused by interference with sound or vibrance of external canal, middle ear, ossicles

Question 27

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer 27

hearing impairment caused by lesions or dysfunction of cochlea or auditory nerve

Question 28

mixed hearing loss

Answer 28

combination of conductive & sensorineural

Question 29

presbyacusis, presbycusis

Answer 29

hearing impairment of old-age

Question 30

microsurgery

Answer 30

surgery with use of microscope

Question 31

myringotomy

Answer 31

incision into eardrum

Question 32

tympanostomy

Answer 32

incision into eardrum

Question 33

otoplasty

Answer 33

surgical repair of external ear

Question 34

stapedectomy

Answer 34

excision of stapes to correct otosclerosis

Question 35

tympanoplasty

Answer 35

vein graft of a scarred tympanic membrane to improve sound

Question 36

TM

Answer 36

tympanic membrane

Question 37

ENT

Answer 37

ear, nose, throat