Otolaryngology 16 (100% Correct Answers)

Otolaryngology correct answers a surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with conditions of the ear, nose, and throat and related structures of the head and neck. Acoustic Neuroma correct answers **acous/o hearing/sound neur/o nerve A noncancerous tumor on the main nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain. Cerumen correct answers yellowish waxy substance secreted in the ear canal of humans and other mammals. It protects the skin of the human ear canal, assists in cleaning and lubrication, and also provides some protection from bacteria, fungi, insects and water. (EARWAX) Cholesteatoma correct answers An abnormal skin growth in the middle ear behind the eardrum Hearing Loss correct answers Conductive: **conduct/o carrying/conveying. Foreign body or infection in external auditory canal, perforation of tympanic membrane, fluid behind tympanic membrane, degeneration of ossicles, or otosclerosis of middle ear keep sound waves from reaching inner ear. Sensorineural: **sensor/i sensory neur/o nerve. Disease of cochlea, damage to inner ear excessive noise, or changes due to aging hinder production or sending sensory impulses to vestibulocochlear nerve. Presbycusis: **presby/o old age acous/o hearing/sound. Bilateral hearing loss due to aging. anakusis: Total deafness. Hemotympanum correct answers **hem/o blood refers to the presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear. Labyrinthitis correct answers **labyrinth/o labyrinth (inner ear) Inflammation of the inner ear or the nerves that connect the inner ear to the brain, usually triggered by an infection, such as a cold or flu. Meniere's Disease correct answers An inner ear disorder that causes episodes of vertigo (spinning). Edema of semicircular canals with destruction of cochlea = tinnitus, vertigo, hearing loss, nystagmus. otitis Externa correct answers **ot/o ear A bacterial infection of the outer ear canal. Otalgia correct answers **ot/o ear alg/o pain -ia condition/state/thing defined as ear pain. Otitis Media correct answers Acute or chronic bacterial infection of the air-filled space behind the eardrum (the middle ear). Myringitis correct answers **myring/o tympanic membrane Form of acute otitis media in which vesicles develop on the tympanic membrane.