132. Ear

See also 14. ANATOMY ; 51. BODY, HUMAN ; 111. DEAFNESS ; 198. HEARING .

audialgesia

Medicine . a pain in the ear; earache.

auriscope

an instrument for examining the ear.

auriscopy

the art of using the auriscope.

otalgia

an earache.

otiatrics, otiatry

Medicine . the therapeutics of ear diseases. — otiatric , adj .

oticodinia

a vertigo resulting from ear disease. Also oticodinosis .

otitis

Medicine . any variety of inflammation in the ear. — otitic , adj .

otography

1 . the science of the ear.

2 . a scientific description of the ear.

otology

1 . the branch of medicine that studies the ear and its diseases.

2 . the treatment of ear disorders. — otologist , n . — otologic , otological , adj .

otopathy

an abnormal condition or disease of the ear.

otoplasty

plastic surgery of the ear.

otopyorrhea

the discharge or flowing of pus from the ear.

otorrhea

any flowing or discharge from the ear.

otoscopy

a visual inspection of the ear drum and the auditory canal. — otoscopic , adj .

pachyotia

abnormal thickness of the ears.

tinnitus

a ringing or whistling sound in the ears, not caused by any outside stimulus.