Combining Form
What is the combining form for Cochlea?
cochle/o
What part of the ear contains the Auricle?
External Ear
Break down the medical term Auditory and give its definition
audit/o + -ory
Pertaining to hearing
What is the medical term for Nerve Tumor
Neuroma
What is the study of the ear called?
Otology
What is the combining form for
cerumen?
cerumin/o
What structure of the ear contains sensory organs?
Inner Ear
Break down the medical term
Otalgia and give its definition
ot/o + -algia
Ear pain
What is the medical term for Record of hearing?
Audiogram
What two senses is the ear responsible for?
1. Hearing
2. Equilibrium (sense of balance)
What is the combining form for tympanic membrane
(eardrum)?
myring/o
What is the only visible portion of the ear?
Auricle
Break down the word Myringectomy and give its definition
myring/o + -ectomy
Surgical removal of tympanic membrane
What is the medical term for Surgical repair of tympanic membrane?
Myringoplasty
What is the auricle responsible for?
Directs sound waves into the ear canal
What is the combining form for eardrum?
tympan/o
What structure is located in the temporal bone of the skull?
Middle ear
Break down the medical term Otopyorrhea
ot/o + py/o + -rrhea
Discharge of pus from the ear
What is the medical term for Mass of cerumen (ear wax)?
Ceruminoma
What is the Vestibular nerve responsible for?
Balance information
What are the combining forms for ear? (name them all)
aur/o, auricul/o, ot/o,
What is another name for Auricle ?
Pinna
Break down the medical term
Otomycosis and give its definition
ot/o + myc/o + -osis
Abnormal condition of ear fungus
What is the medical term for Old age hearing?
Presbycusis
Sensory information is carried to the brain by what nerve?
vestibulocochlear nerve