Medical Terms
Abbreviations
Parts of the Ear
Disorders of the Ear
Treatments/Procedures
100
Audi/o
What is sound.
100
ASL
What is American sign language
100
The 3 areas of the ear
What are the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear
100
When the outer or middle ear cannot send sound vibrations to the inner ear
What is conductive loss
100
An electric device for testing hearing
What is an audiometer
200
ot/o
What is the ear.
200
The right eye
What is AD
200
When sound waves enter the ear, they vibrate this...
What is the tympanic membrane
200
This is a progressive hearing loss occurring as someone ages
What is presbycusis
200
Tympanectomy
What is the surgical removal of the eardrum
300
tympan/o
What is ear drum.
300
AU
What is both ears
300
Because of its maze-like construction, the inner ear is also called this
What is labyrinth
300
Total deafness
What is anacusis
300
A device for looking into one's ear
What is an otoscope
400
acous/o
What is hearing.
400
dB
What is decibel
400
This is made up of 3 small bones: the malleus, the incus, and the stapes
What is ossicles
400
Also known as otalgia or otodynia
What is an ear ache
400
Tympanoplasty
What is surgery performed on the ear
500
aur/o
What is the ear.
500
The left eye
What is AS
500
The two parts of the outer ear
What are the the auricle and the auditory canal
500
Inflammation of the middle ear
What is otitis media
500
One who specializes in the treatment and diagnosis of the ear, nose, and throat
What is an ortorhinolaryngologist
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