Audiology word building & Acronyms Flashcards
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hearing (3)
A
acous/o; audi/o; audit/o
2
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ear (3)
A
aur/o; auricul/o; ot/o
3
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cochlea
A
cochle/o
4
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mastoid process
A
mastoid/o
5
Q
mucus
A
muc/o
6
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fungus
A
myc/o
7
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tympanic membrane, eardrum (2)
A
myring/o; tympan/o
8
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ossicle
A
ossicul/o
9
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eustachian tube
A
salping/o
10
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stapes
A
staped/o
11
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suffix: hearing
A
-cusis
12
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suffix: ear condition
A
-otia
13
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AD
A
Right ear
14
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AS
A
Left ear
15
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AU
A
Both ears
16
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TM
A
Tympanic membrane
17
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ENT
A
Ears, nose, and throat
18
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Fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear
A
Endolymph
19
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Auditory tube
A
Eustachian tube
20
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Maze-like series of canals in middle ear
A
Labyrinth
21
Q
Second ossicle of middle ear (anvil)
A
Incus
22
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First ossicle of middle ear (hammer)
A
Malleus
23
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small bone
A
ossicle
24
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membrane between middle and inner ears
A
oval window
25
fluid contained in labyrinth
perilymph
26
auricle, flap of ear
pinna
27
organ in inner ear that maintains equilibrium
saccule
28
passages in inner ear that maintain equilibrium
semicircular canals
29
third ossicle of middle ear, shaped like stirrup
stapes
30
tiny, sac-like structure in inner ear that helps maintain equilibrium
utricle
