Question: The combining form cochle/o refers to the anatomic structure that is the

Answer: coiled portion of the inner ear containing the sensory organ for hearing.

Question: The combining form that is associated with the middle ear is

Answer: tympan/o.

Question: The combining form staped/o refers to the anatomic structure that is

Answer: one of three bones of the middle ear; shaped like a stirrup and connected to the oval window.

Question: The combining form that means tympanic membrane (eardrum) is

Answer: myring/o.

Question: The combining form aur/i is defined as

Answer: ear

Question: The combining form ot/o is defined as

Answer: ear

Question: The combining form that means hearing is

Answer: audi/o

Question: A discharge of pus from the ear is called

Answer: otopyorrhea

Question: Abnormal condition of fungus in the ear usually affecting the external auditory canal is called

Answer: otomycosis.

Question: The term otalgia is defined as

Answer: pain in the ear.

Question: Inflammation of the ear and mastoid bone is called

Answer: otomastoiditis

Question: The term myringitis is defined as

Answer: inflammation of the tympanic membrane.

Question: The term that means hardening of the ear (stapes) is

Answer: otosclerosis.

Question: A cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear is called

Answer: cholesteatoma.

Question: Ménière disease is a chronic disease of the

Answer: inner ear

Question: Hearing impairment occurring with age is called

Answer: presbycusis.

Question: The term that means ringing in the ears is

Answer: tinnitus

Question: The term that means benign tumor within the internal auditory canal growing from a cochlear nerve is

Answer: acoustic neuroma.

Question: The term that means inflammation of the outer ear is

Answer: otitis externa.

Question: The term for a sense that one's body or the environment is revolving is

Answer: vertigo

Question: Labyrinthectomy is defined as

Answer: surgical excision of the labyrinth.

Question: An incision into the tympanic membrane is called

Answer: myringotomy

Question: In a myringoplasty, the surgical procedure is a(n)

Answer: repair

Question: The term that means surgical repair of the middle ear is

Answer: tympanoplasty.

Question: The instrument used to measure middle ear function is a(n)

Answer: tympanometer.

Question: An instrument used for visual examination of the ear is

Answer: an otoscope.

Question: The term audiometry is defined as

Answer: measurement of hearing

Question: The process of recording the electrical activity in the cochlea is called

Answer: electrocochleography.

Question: The term aural is defined as

Answer: pertaining to the ear.

Question: A physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, (nose), and larynx (throat) is an

Answer: otolaryngologist.

Question: An audiologist is one who

Answer: specializes in hearing

Question: Vestibulocochlear means pertaining to the

Answer: vestibule and cochlea

Question: The patient's responses to the audiometric testing were plotted on a graphic record of hearing or a(n)

Answer: audiogram

Question: The patient who swam regularly often suffered from inflammation of the outer ear or

Answer: otitis externa.

Question: A physician may prescribe medication to control nausea and vomiting for acute attacks of a chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, tinnitus, aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss called

Answer: Ménière disease.

Question: Patient history, otoscopy, audiometry, and other studies are used in the diagnosis of inflammation of the mastoid bone, or

Answer: mastoiditis.

Question: The patient complained of a pain in his ear and denied other symptoms; his complaint could be described as

Answer: otalgia

Question: During an ear exam, the doctor found a watery discharge. The proper medical term is

Answer: otorrhea

Question: Premature babies are often susceptible to middle ear infections or

Answer: otitis media.

Question: The patient complained of loss of equilibrium and of vertigo because of vestibular neuritis also called

Answer: labyrinthitis.