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EAR & HEARING

EAR & HEARING. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY T. SANAA ABD ELHAMED. OBJECTIVES. At the end of this chapter, you should able to: Label a diagram of the ear. Identify and use word parts pertaining to the ear and hearing. Describe the main disorders pertaining to the ear.

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EAR & HEARING

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  1. EAR & HEARING MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY T. SANAA ABD ELHAMED

  2. OBJECTIVES At the end of this chapter, you should able to: • Label a diagram of the ear. • Identify and use word parts pertaining to the ear and hearing. • Describe the main disorders pertaining to the ear. • Interpret abbreviations used in the study of the ear. • Analyze several case studies pertaining to hearing.

  3. MEDICAL TERMS PERTAINING TO EAR & HEARING 1. Aural(adj) (or-al) referring to the ear. 2. Audiology: study of hearing. The combining form audi/o means hearing. Audiological – adj. Auditory – adj

  4. 3.Audiologist: person who specializes in hearing. 4.Audiometry(n) measurement of hearing.

  5. 5. Auroscope (n): Otoscope is an instrument for examining the ear and the eardrum. 6. Otoscopy (n): visual examination of the ear canal and eardrum.

  6. 7. Otalgia (n) pain in the ear. The combining form ot/o means ear. The suffix –algiameans pain. 8. Deafness (n) is a partial or complete loss of hearing in one or both ears.

  7. 9. Tympanic (adj) referring to the eardrum. The combining form Tympan/omeans eardrum. The suffix –icmeans referring to. Tympanum – noun (eardrum) 10. Tympanoplasty (n) a surgical repair of the eardrum. The suffix –plastymeans a surgical repair.

  8. 11. Otorrhea (n) means any discharge from the ear. 12. Otopyorrhea (n) is the flow of pus from the ear. The combining form py/o means pus. The suffix –rrheameans flow.

  9. 13. Tinnitus (n) ringing sound in the ear. 14. Otitis (n) an inflammation of the ear.

  10. 15. Labyrinthitis (n) is inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear. Labyrinth of the inner ear consists of the vestibular apparatus which contains the organs of balance.

  11. 16. Myringotomy (n) means an incision of the eardrum. The suffix –tomymeans to cut in. 17. Vertigo (n) is a false sensation of rotational movement often combined with nausea and vomiting.

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