inner ear
labyrinth/o:
outer ear
pinn/i:
tympanic membrane, eardrum
tympan/o:
ear, hearing
ot/o:
tympanic membrane, eardrum
myring/o:
ears
audit/o:
hearing
-cusis:
surgical procedure to visualize the inside of the larynx.
Laryngoscopy:
surgical procedure to visualize the lungs and air passages.
Bronchoscopy:
endoscopic nasal surgery using small balloon catheters to drain the large nasal sinuses.
Balloon sinuplasty:
procedure to reconstruct the bones of the middle ear to improve conductive hearing.
Ossicular chain reconstruction:
procedure to remove a tumor that develops on the balance or auditory nerve that passes from the inner ear to the brain.
Acoustic neurectomy:
loss of consciousness that occurs when the body cannot get the oxygen it needs to function.
Asphyxia:
process of taking air into the lungs.
Inspiration:
pain in the ear
Otalgia:
The state of balance.
Equilibrium
blood in the pleural space.
Hemothorax
a thin layer of tissue that covers the lungs and lines the interior wall of the chest cavity.
Pleura
nostrils, openings through the nose carrying air into the nasal passages.
Nares
exhaling.
Expiration
muscle separating the chest and abdomen that contracts to pull air into the lungs and relaxes to push air out.
Diaphragm
Air sac in the lung
Alveoli
three small bones of the middle ear.
Auditory ossicles:
cessation of respiration.
Apnea
