Med terms - W11

Epiglottis

leaf shape flap of cartilage that prevents food and water from entering

the trachea and lungs.

Apnea

cessation of respiration

Auditory ossicles

three small bones of the middle ear.

Diaphragm

muscle separating the chest and abdomen that contracts to pull air

into the lungs and relaxes to push air out

Alveoli

air sac in the lung.

Expiration

exhaling

Nares

nostrils, openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal passages.

Pleura

a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of

the chest cavity

Hemothorax

blood in the pleural space.

Equilibrium

the state of balance.

Otalgia

pain in the ear

Inspiration

process of taking air into the lungs.

Asphyxia

loss of consciousness that occurs when the body cannot get the

oxygen it needs to function

Acoustic neurectomy

procedure to remove a tumor that develops on the

balance or auditory nerve that passes from the inner ear to the brain.

Ossicular chain reconstruction

procedure to reconstruct the bones of the

middle ear to improve conductive hearing

Balloon sinuplasty

endoscopic nasal surgery using small balloon catheters to

drain the large nasal sinuses

Bronchoscopy

surgical procedure to visualize the lungs and air passages

Laryngoscopy

surgical procedure to visualize the inside of the larynx.

-cusis

hearing

audit/o

ears

myring/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

ot/o

ear, hearing

tympan/o

tympanic membrane, eardrum

pinn/i

outer ear

labyrinth/o

inner ear