Audiology word building & Acronyms Flashcards by Catherine Lee | Brainscape

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hearing (3)

A

acous/o; audi/o; audit/o

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ear (3)

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aur/o; auricul/o; ot/o

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cochlea

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cochle/o

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mastoid process

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mastoid/o

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mucus

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muc/o

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fungus

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myc/o

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tympanic membrane, eardrum (2)

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myring/o; tympan/o

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ossicle

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ossicul/o

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eustachian tube

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salping/o

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stapes

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staped/o

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suffix: hearing

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-cusis

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suffix: ear condition

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-otia

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AD

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Right ear

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AS

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Left ear

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AU

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Both ears

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TM

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Tympanic membrane

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ENT

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Ears, nose, and throat

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Fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear

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Endolymph

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Auditory tube

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Eustachian tube

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Maze-like series of canals in middle ear

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Labyrinth

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Second ossicle of middle ear (anvil)

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Incus

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First ossicle of middle ear (hammer)

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Malleus

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small bone

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ossicle

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membrane between middle and inner ears

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oval window

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fluid contained in labyrinth

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perilymph

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auricle, flap of ear

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pinna

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organ in inner ear that maintains equilibrium

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saccule

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passages in inner ear that maintain equilibrium

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semicircular canals

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third ossicle of middle ear, shaped like stirrup

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stapes

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tiny, sac-like structure in inner ear that helps maintain equilibrium

A

utricle