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Willis Med Terminology: Ears
Medical terms: Chapter 11 Ears
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04/07/2006

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"Surgical excision of the small, stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear performed to correct deafness"
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stapedectomy
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This structure helps to equalized the air pressure in the middle ear with that of the outside atmosphere
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eustachian tube
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"The term for a health professional who detects, evaluates and treats hearing loss"
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audiologist
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An excessive buildup of wax in the ear
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cerumen impaction
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The process for measuring hearing acuity
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audiometry
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The meaning of the combining form in the term ceruminosis
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wax
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Blockage in sound transmissions to the inner ear is called _______________hearing loss
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conductive
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The fluid in the part of the inner ear that consists of bony and membranous passages
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perilymph
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Hearing impairment in old age
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presbycusis
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Inflammation of the middle ear
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otitis media
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The combining forms in the terms otalgic and auricular mean
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ear
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Abnormal or impaired hearing
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paracusis
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The combining form that describes both the eustachian tubes and the uterine tubes is
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salping/o
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The first of the three tiny bones in the middle ear
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malleus
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Transmits impulses from the ear to the brain to be interpreted as sound
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auditory nerve
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The tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx is the auditory or ___________________ tube
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eustachian
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The coiled portion of the middle ear that contains receptors for hearing
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cochlea
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The tiny anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear
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incus
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The larger of the two sacs in the vestibule in the inner ear that aid in maintaining balance
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utricle
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The medical term for dizziness
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vertigo
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The medical term for earache is otodynia or __________.
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otalgia
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The membrane that separates the middle ear and inner ear
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oval window
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Instrument used to visually examine the ear
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otoscope
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Chronic ringing or other distressing noises in the ear or head
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tinnitis
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The collective name given small bones that conduct sound in the middle ear
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ossicles
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The combining forms used in the terms tympanoplasty and myringotomy mean
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ear drum
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Structures located in the inner ear that help to maintain equilibrium be generating nerve impulses in response to body movement
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semicircular canals
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"Surgical procedure describing an incision in the eardrum, often for insertion of tubes treat otitis media"
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myringotomy
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Surgical procedure done to correct hardening of the bony tissue in the middle ear that interferes with sound conduction
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stapedectomy
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Inflammation of the middle ear caused by changes in atmospheric pressure is called _________________ media.
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aerotitis media
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Medical term for total deafness
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anacusis
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Inflammation of the structure in the inner ear that consists of bony and membranous passages
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labyrinthitis
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The outward projecting portion of the external ear is called the auricle or ______________.
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pinna
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Pyogenous drainage from the ear
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otorrhea
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Inflammation of the external auditory canal is called otits _______________.
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externa
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Test that measures the compliance of the eardrum and differentiates problems in the middle ear
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tympanometry
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Surgical repair of the external ear
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otoplasty
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Surgical repair of the eardrum with a tissue graft to improve sound conduction
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tympanoplasty
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