Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)

Question 1

Tympanitis

Answer 1

Timpanitis, inflammation of middle ear i.e. infección de oído

Question 2

Middle ear

Answer 2

Oído medio, Otitis media

Question 3

Tinnitus

Answer 3

Acúfenos, ringing in ears. Zumbido (colloq)

Question 4

Otosclerosis

Answer 4

Otoesclerosis, hardening of ear, leads to hearing loss

Question 5

Inner ear or labyrinth

Answer 5

Laberinto, bony spaces within temporal bone of skull. Contains cochlea, semi-circular canals and vestibule

Question 6

Mastoid bone

Answer 6

Hueso mastoide, in skull behind external auditory meatus

Question 7

Ear drum

Answer 7

Tímpano

Question 8

Auditory canal

Answer 8

Conducto auditivo

Question 9

Eustachian tube

Answer 9

Trompo de eustaquio, connects middle ear and pharynx. Equalizes air pressure on both sides of eardrum

Question 10

Tympanoplasty

Answer 10

Timpanoplastia, surgical repair of middle ear

Question 11

Otitis externa

Answer 11

Otitis externa, inflammation of outer ear

Question 12

Myringotomy

Answer 12

Miringotomía, incision into tympanic membrane in order to release fluid and pressure from inner ear. AKA tympanocentesis

Question 13

afonía

Answer 13

aphonia. loss of ability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth.

Question 14

incus

Answer 14

incus; a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes

Question 15

maleus

Answer 15

malleus;a small bone in the middle ear that transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus

Question 16

nódulo sinusal o senoauricula

Answer 16

sinoatrial, sinoauricular node

Question 17

músculo estribo

Answer 17

stapedius muscle; smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes.

Question 18

Carbamide Peroxide

Answer 18

peróxido de carbamida
Used to remove excess ear wax

Question 19

ear canal

Answer 19

canal auditivo