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The Ear
Vocab and need to know info for LOM ch. 17 THE EAR
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Undergraduate 2
08/09/2011

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Snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear is the:
Definition
Cochlea
Term
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx:
Definition
Eustachian Tube
Term
Myring/o
Definition
Tympanic Membrane
Term
Bacterial infection of the middle ear:
Definition
Suppurative Otitis Media
Term
Tinnitus
Definition
Ringing sound in the ear
Term
Visual examination of the ear:
Definition
Otoscopy
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Nerve deafness occurring with aging:
Definition
Presbycusis
Term
Fungal infection of the ear:
Definition
Otomycosis
Term
AOM
Definition
Acute Otitis Media
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ENT
Definition
Ear, Nose, Throat
Term
PE tube
Definition
Ventilating Tube for the Eardrum
Term
AS
Definition
Left Ear
Term
ENG
Definition
Electron-stag-mo-graphy
Term
EENT
Definition
Eyes, Ears, Nose, Throat
Term
AD
Definition
Right Ear
Term
AU
Definition
Both Ears
Term
Acoustic Neuroma
Definition
Benign tumor arising from the 8th cranial nerve in the brain.
Term
Audiometer
Definition
Instrament to measure hearing.
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Auditory Meatus
Definition
Channel leading from the outer ear flap to the eardrum.
Term
Cerumen
Definition

Waxy substance secreted by the external ear.

(Earwax)

Term
Cholesteatoma
Definition
Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear.
Term
Labyrinth
Definition
Maze-like series of canals of the inner ear.
Term
Myringotomy
Definition
Incision of the eardrum.
Term
Ossiculoplasty
Definition
Surgical repair of small bone in the middle ear
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Otolaryngologist
Definition
Specialist in the study of the ear and voicebox
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Otosclerosis
Definition
Hardening of the bony tissue in the inner ear.
Term
Perilymph
Definition
Fluid contained in the inner part of the ear
Term

Auricle

(Pinna)

Definition
The outter flap of the ear
Term
Semicircular Canals
Definition
Passages in the inner ear that are associated with maintaining equilibrium.
Term
Tympanoplasty
Definition
Surgical repair of the eardrum
Term
Vertigo
Definition
Sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects
Term
Acous/o
Definition
Hearing
Term
Audit/o
Definition
Hearing
Term
Aur/o
Definition
Ear
Term
Cochle/o
Definition
Cochlea
Term
Myring/o
Definition

Tympanic Membrane

(Eardrum)

Term
Ossicul/o
Definition

Ossicle

(Small Bone)

Term
Ot/o
Definition
Ear
Term
Salping/o
Definition
Auditory Tube
Term
Staped/o
Definition

Stapes

(Middle Ear Bone)

Term
Tympan/o
Definition

Tympanic Membrane

(Eardrum)

Term
-cusis
Definition
Hearing
Term
-otia
Definition
Ear Condition
Term
Acoustic
Definition
Pertaining to sound
Term
Stapedectomy
Definition
Removal of a middle ear bone
Term
Meniere Disease
Definition
Disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear
Term
Tympanic Membrane
Definition
Eardrum
Term
Endolymph
Definition
Fluid contained in the Cochlea in the inner ear.
Term
Vestible
Definition
Central cavity the connects the Semicircular Canals to the Cochlea
Term
Stapes
Definition

Third ossicle of the middle ear.

(Stirrup)

Term
Malleus
Definition

First ossicle of the middle ear.

(Hammer)

Term
Incus
Definition

Second ossicle of the middle ear.

(Anvil)

Term
Oval Window
Definition
Membrane between the middle and the inner ear
Term
Organ of Corti
Definition
Auditory receptor area in the Cochlea
Term
Ossicle
Definition
Small bone in the middle ear
Term
Pinna
Definition
Flap of the ear (Auricle)
Term
Audiometer
Definition
Instrament used to measure ones hearing
Term
Cholesteatoma
Definition
Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear
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Deafness
Definition
Loss of ability to hear
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Otic
Definition
pertaining to the ear
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