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Med Term/ Sense Organ: Ear

Terms in this set (33)

ot/o
ear
otorrhea
discharge from ear
otalgia
ear pain
outer ear (otitis externa)
external auditory canal lined with cilia and ceruminous glands, secrete ear wax
-metry
measuring process
otoscope
instrument to look at the ear
tympanic membrane
eardrum
tympan/o
eardrum
myring/o
eardrum
eustachian tube
connects middle eat to pharynx
otitis media
inflammation of ear
pressure equalizing
PE
menier's disease
increased pressure within semicircular canals, no cure, tinnitus, sensitive to loud noises, headache, vertigo
audi/o
hearing
audit/o
hearing
acous/o
hearing
-cusis (s)
hearing (s)
-acusis (s)
hearing (S)
audiologist
specialist in the study of hearing
presbycusis
elderly, hearing loss due to old age
right ear
AD
left ear
AS
both ears
AU
eyes, ears, nose, throat
EENT
ear, nose, throat
ENT
acute otitis media
AOM
otitis media
OM
-opia (s)
vision (s)
-opsia (s)
vision
-tropia (s)
turning
syncope
fainting
vertigo
dizziness
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