Combining Forms
hearing
audi/o
-rrhea
flow, discharge
otomycosis
excision of the stapes
stapedectomy
process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea
electrocochleography
staped/o
stapes
-tomy
cut into, incision
pain in the ear
otalgia
excision of the labryinth
labyrinthectomy
instrument used to measure hearing
audiogram
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
myring/o
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by a sensation of spinning motion, ringing in the ear, aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss
Meniere disease
creation of an artificial opening into the middle ear
tympanostomy
pertaining to the ear
aural
vestibul/o
vestibule
-al
pertaining to
sense of one's own body or the environment is revolving
Vertigo
surgical repair of the outer ear
otoplasty
study of the ear
otolaryngology
ot/o
ear
-osis
abnormal condition
hearing impairment occurring with age
presbycusis
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
myringoplasty
HOH
hard of hearing