PROCEDURES-1
DISEASES
PROCEDURES-2
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY/MIXUP
100
medical procedure to examine the external auditory canals and tympanic membranes
What is otoscopy
100
acute or chronic bacterial infection of the middle ear
What is otitis media
100
hearing test that measures hearing acuity and documents hearing loss
What is audiometry
100
Medical word part meaning ear
What is oto
100
Inflamed middle ear
What is otitis media
200
plain x-rays that are taken from various angles to show all of the sinuses
what is a sinus series
200
Medical word for motion sickness
What is dysequilibrium
200
hearing test that measures the ability of the TM and the bones of the middle ear to move back and forth
What is tympanometry
200
medical word part for nose
What is rhin/o
200
Ringing in the ear
What is tinnitus
300
surgical procedure to repair the lip
what is chelioplasty
300
Acute or chronic bacterial infection of the pharynx and palatine tonsils
What is tonsillitis
300
medical procedure to assess equilibrium
What is Romberg's sign
300
medical word part for temple
What is temporo
300
medical word part for old age
What is presby/o
400
removal of part of the mastoid process
What is mastoidectomy
400
Oral infection caused by yeastlike fungus
What is thrush
400
Surgical procedure to reconstruct a ruptured tympanic membrane
What is tympanoplasty
400
medical word part for tympanic membrane (but not tympan/o)
What is myring/o
400
The three tiny bones of the middle ear
malleus, incus, and stapes
500
removal of tongue
What is glossectomy
500
Abnormal formation of bone in the inner ear
What is otosclerosis
500
The portion of the ear in which an otoscope used to examine
What is inner and middle ear
500
medical word part for chin
What is ment/o
500
The sticky, waxy substance that traps dirt and protects the ear canal
What is cerumen