Medical Termonology: Chapter 13

directs sound waves into the external auditory canal

short tube that ends at the tympanic membrane

hearing

ear

ear

ear

cochlea

labyrinth, inner ear

mastoid bone

tympanic membrane, eardrum

stapes

tympanic membrane, eardrum, middle ear

vestibule

tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

inner ear

beign tumor, grows from the acoustic nerve, can cause hearing loss

tumor of a gland that secretes earwax

cyst like mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol

inflammation of the external ear

chronic diseae of the inner ear, symptoms related to change in volume or composition of fluid within the labryrinth

inflammation of the middle ear

hearing impairment in old age

ringing in the ears

sense that the body or environment is revolving or spinning

record (graphic) of hearing

eyes, ears, nose adn throat

ears, nose and throat

otitis media

acute otitis media

bilateral otitis media

left otitis media

right otitis media

serous otitis media

one of the most common, if not the most common pediatric infetions