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What is the term meaning the surgical removal of the labyrinth of the inner ear?
Labyrinthectomy is surgical removal of the labyrinth.
Surgical procedure in which a new opening is made in the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing?
tympanoplasty
What is the medical term meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening into the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing?
A tympanostomy is the medical term meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening into the eardrum to relive buildup of fluid or pus. This is part of the process commonly known as "putting tubes in the ears."
What is an endolymphatic shunt?
a surgical procedure in which a very small silicone tube is placed in the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear to drain excess fluid
What other name is the inner ear known as?
Inner ear or internal ear is also called the labyrinth.
What part of the body is a labyrinth?
The inner ear.
What is the inner ear also called?
The scientific name for the inner ear is labyrinth. It is divided into two main parts which are membranous labyrinth and bony labyrinth.
What is the medical term meaning surgical incision into the pinna?
Auriculotomy is surgical incision into the external ear, also known as the auricle or pinna.
What is the labyrinth?
a tortuous anatomical structure; especially : the inner ear or its bony or membranous part -- see BONY LABYRINTH, MEMBRANOUS LABYRINTH ; the cavity in the petrous portion of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear -- called also osseous labyrinth
What is the membranous labyrinth?
It is a membranous organ in the inner ear.
What are the auditory fluids in the labyrinth of the inner ear?
it is the endolymph
Where are the anatomical structures of the labyrinth located?
In the inner ear.
