Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Flashcards
(32 cards)
Tympanitis
Timpanitis, inflammation of middle ear i.e. infección de oído
Middle ear
Oído medio
Tinnitus
Acúfenos, ringing in ears. Zumbido (colloq)
Otosclerosis
Otoesclerosis, hardening of ear, leads to hearing loss
Inner ear or labyrinth
Laberinto, bony spaces within temporal bone of skull. Contains cochlea, semi-circular canals and vestibule
Mastoid bone
Hueso mastoide, in skull behind external auditory meatus
Ear drum
Tímpano
Auditory canal
Conducto auditivo
Eustachian tube
Trompo de eustaquio, connects middle ear and pharynx. Equalizes air pressure on both sides of eardrum
Tympanoplasty
Timpanoplastia, surgical repair of middle ear
Otitis externa
Otitis externa, inflammation of outer ear
Myringotomy
Miringotomía, incision into tympanic membrane in order to release fluid and pressure from inner ear. AKA tympanocentesis
afonía
aphonia. loss of ability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth.
incus
incus; a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes
maleus
malleus;a small bone in the middle ear that transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus
nódulo sinusal o senoauricula
sinoatrial, sinoauricular node
músculo estribo
stapedius muscle; smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes.
Carbamide Peroxide
peróxido de carbamida
Used to remove excess ear wax
ear canal
canal auditivo
ethmoid; a square bone at the root of the nose, forming part of the cranium, and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose
etmoides
incus; a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes
incus
malleus;a small bone in the middle ear that transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus
maleus
Runny nose, rhinitis
coriza, rinitis
Stapes
estribo
