surgical terms
excision of the labyrinth
What is Labyrinthectomy
otitis externa is
What is inflammation of the outer Ear?
What is another name for a otolaryngologis?
What is ENT doctor?
What is ears, nose and throat doctor?
Inflammation of the labyrinth
What is Labyrinthitis
The combining form labyrinth/o
What is labyrinth?
define mastoidotomy
What is incision into the mastoid bone
another word for ringing in the ears
What is Tinnitus?
What abbreviation describes a person with mild to moderate hearing loss?
What is HOH or Hard of Hearing?
Inflammation of the mastoid bone
What is mastoiditis
Combining form for “cochlea “
What is cochle/o ?
define stapedectomy
What is excision of the stapes
A benign tumor within the internal auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve
What is Acoustic neuroma?
One of the most common pediatric infection
What is acute otitis media or AOM?
Discharge of pus from the ear
What is otopyorrhea
Combining form myring/o means
the term for surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
What is myringoplasty
the term for an adverse pharmacological reaction causing damage to the vestibular nerve.
What is Ototoxicity?
Sometimes referred to as “swimmer’s ear”
What is Otitis externa?
abnormal condition of fungus in the ear
What is otomycosis
Combining form for middle ear
What is tympan/o?
The creation of an artificial opening into the middle ear
What is tympanostomy
A chronic disease of the inner ear that is characterized by a sensation of spinning motion, ringing in the ear, aural fullness, and fluctuating.
What is Meniere disease?
What is the term for BPPV?
What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?
hardening of the ear (stapes)
What is otosclerosis
What three combining forms mean ear?
What is Aur/i , Aur/o and Ot/o ?