Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

Surgery on the ear.  

A polyp in the middle ear. Polypoid granulation tissue in the external canal of the ear attached to the tympanic membrane or middle ear structures.  

Referring to the ear.  

A group of nerve fibres in the intestine wall [Described 1862. After Leopold Auerbach (1828-97), Professor of Neuropathology at Breslau, now in Poland.] A collection of nerve fibers (fine branches of the vagus nerve) within the walls of the intestine. It supplies the muscle layers and controls the movements of ‘peristalsis. An autonomic nerve plexus…

The three little bones, the malleus, incus and stapes, in the middle ear. Small bones of the ear: malleus, incus, and stapes. One of the three bones of the middle ear: malleus, incus, and stapes.  

The cycle in which medical topics are selected for review, observation and comparison with agreed standards and changes are decided on.  

The science of testing hearing. Measurement of the sense of hearing. Originally it included only measures of pure-tone thresholds but now the hearing of different speech sounds and the processing of sound stimuli in the brain are also measured. Process of measuring a patient’s hearing ability. Measurement of hearing ability using specific tests. The hearing…

Upper and lower limits of the sound frequencies which can be heard by humans.  

The removal of the wall in the inner ear. Surgical opening of the tympanic attic of the ear.  

An unsuccessful attempt to kill oneself. Alternate term for self-mutilation syndrome, not necessarily an attempt to commit suicide, though that may result. An intentional instance of self-inflicted harm that is either life-threatening or perceived as such, yet ultimately does not result in death. Efforts at self-inflicted harm that fall short of completion are more frequent…