Medical Terminology for the Ear (HLT50321)
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Terminology relating to the anatomy and pathological conditions of the ear, including combining forms and suffixes.
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ot/o
A combining form meaning ear.
otopyorrhoea
Flow of pus from the ear.
aur/o
A combining form meaning ear.
aural
Pertaining to the ear.
auricul/o
A combining form meaning ear.
auricular
Pertaining to the ear, especially the auricle or external ear.
myring/o
A combining form meaning eardrum or tympanic membrane.
myringotomy
Incision into the eardrum.
tympan/o
A combining form meaning eardrum or tympanic membrane.
tympanoplasty
Surgical reconstruction of the eardrum.
ossicul/o
A combining form meaning ossicle, or the bones of the middle ear (malleus, incus and stapes).
ossiculotomy
Division of one of the ossicles of the middle ear.
staped/o
A combining form meaning stapes, the third bone of the middle ear.
stapedectomy
Surgical removal of the stapes.
salping/o
A combining form meaning eustachian tube or auditory tube from the middle ear to the nasopharynx.
salpingopharyngeal
Pertaining to the eustachian tube and the pharynx.
cochle/o
A combining form meaning cochlea.
cochleitis
Inflammation of the cochlea.
vestibul/o
A combining form meaning vestibule.
vestibulocochlear
Pertaining to the vestibule and the cochlea.
labyrinth/o
A combining form meaning labyrinth or inner ear.
labyrinthitis
Inflammation of the inner ear.
mastoid/o
A combining form meaning mastoid process.
mastoiditis
Inflammation of the mastoid process.
cerumin/o
A combining form meaning cerumen or ear wax.
ceruminosis
Excessive formation of cerumen.
acous/o
A combining form meaning hearing or sound.
acoustic
Pertaining to sound or hearing.
audi/o
A combining form meaning hearing or sense of hearing.
audiometer
An instrument that measures the level of hearing of an individual.
audit/o
A combining form meaning hearing.
auditory
Pertaining to hearing.
-acusis
A suffix meaning hearing.
hyperacusis
Abnormally acute sensitivity to sounds.
-cusis
A suffix meaning hearing.
presbycusis
Hearing loss due to old age.
-otia
A suffix meaning ear condition.
macrotia
Abnormally large ears.