Med Term Ch 13 part 2

The Ear

acous/o, audi/o, audit/o

hearing

aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o

ear

cerumin/o

cerumen

cochle/o

cochlea

labyrinth/o

labyrinth (inner ear)

myring/o, tympan/o

tympanic membrane

salping/o

auditory/eustachian tube

staped/o

stapes

vestibul/o

vestibule

myc/o

fungus

-cusis

hearing, S

-otia

ear condition, S

-rrhexis

rupture, S

acoustic, auditory

pertaining to hearing

aural, auricular, otic

pertaining to the ear

binaural

pertaining to both ears

cochlear

pertaining to the coclea

monaural

pertaining to one ear

tympanic

pertaining to the tympanic membrane

vestibular

pertaining to the vestibule

macrotia

condition of having abnormally large ears

microtia

condition of having abnormally small ears

otalgia

ear pain

otopyorrhea

discharge of pus from ear

otorrhagia

bleeding from the ear

presbycusis

normal loss of hearing that can accompany the aging process

tinnitus

ringing in ears

tympanorrhexis

rupture of tympanic membrane

anacusis

total absence of hearing or inability to perceive sound

ceruminosis

ear wax causing hard wax plug

otitis externa

external fungal/bacterial ear infection

otomycosis

fungal infection of the ear

myringitis

inflammation of the tympanic membrane

otitis media

infection of middle ear with fluid (seruous-watery, purulent-pus)

otosclerosis

loss of mobility in stapes, leads to progressive hearing loss

salpingitis

inflammation of the auditory tube

tympanitis

inflammation of the tympanic membrane

acoustic neuroma

benign tumor of the eighth cranial nerve

labyrinthitis

inner ear infection

audiogram

graphic record of audiometry results

audiometer

instrument to measure hearing

audiometry

tests lowest and highest perceived intensities and frequencies a patient can hear

otoscopy

process of examining ear canal, outer ear, and eardrum using an otoscope

tympanometer

instrument to measure movement of tympanic membrane

tympanometry

measurement of movement of tympanic membrane to assess pressure in middle ear

cochlear implant

device placed behind ear; converts sound to magnetic impulses

labyrinthectomy

surgical removal of labyrinth

labyrinthotomy

cutting into labyrinth

myringectomy

surgical removal of the tympanic membrane

myringoplasty

surgical repair of tympanic membrane

myringotomy

puncture to withdraw fluid from eardrum and pus from middle ear

otoplasty

surgical repair of external ear

salpingotomy

cutting into auditory tube

stapedectomy

surgical removal of stapes

tympanectomy

surgical removal of the tympanic membrane

tympanoplasty

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

tympanotomy

cutting into the tympanic membrane