The ear

The Ear

FOUNDATION OF MEDICINE MODULE
Phase 1 / Semester 1
2017 / 2018
Lecture: 10
Lecturer Dr. Muthanna Saleem
F.A.B.H.S Otolaryngology
mothsal@yahoo.com

Terminology
The ear
1- External ear
2-Middle ear
3-Inner ear
The ear
Middle ear
Auditory path
Root meaning
audit/o hearing
aur/o ear
ot/o eaot/ear
labyrinth/o inner ear; labyrinth
tympan/o tympanic membrane
Suffix Meaning
-cusis hearing
Auditory or aural : things that are related to the
ear
Labyrinthitis : inflammation of the inner ear
Otalgia : pain in the ear (ear ache)
Otitis media : inflammation of the middle ear
Presbycusis : diminished hearing due to old age.
Deafness
1-Conductive deafness :
Eg : a buildup of earwax or a foreign body
2-sensorineural (sen-seh-ree-NOOR-al) deafness.
vertigo (VER-tih-goh) : sensation of rotation
tinnitus (TIN-ih-tuss). ringing in the ears
Nystagmus (niss-TAG-muss), an involuntary,
rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball



Terminology
The ear
1- External ear
2-Middle ear
3-Inner ear
The ear
Middle ear
Auditory path
Root meaning
audit/o hearing
aur/o ear
ot/o eaot/ear
labyrinth/o inner ear; labyrinth
tympan/o tympanic membrane
Suffix Meaning
-cusis hearing
Auditory or aural : things that are related to the
ear
Labyrinthitis : inflammation of the inner ear
Otalgia : pain in the ear (ear ache)
Otitis media : inflammation of the middle ear
Presbycusis : diminished hearing due to old age.
Deafness
1-Conductive deafness :
Eg : a buildup of earwax or a foreign body
2-sensorineural (sen-seh-ree-NOOR-al) deafness.
vertigo (VER-tih-goh) : sensation of rotation
tinnitus (TIN-ih-tuss). ringing in the ears
Nystagmus (niss-TAG-muss), an involuntary,
rapid, rhythmic movement of the eyeball