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Ch 13ears Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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acous/o
audi/o
audit/o

A

hearing

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aur/o

auricul/o

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ear

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bi/o

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life

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cerumin/o

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cerumen

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth

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laryng/o

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larynx

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myc/o

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fungus

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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane

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neur/o

A

nerve

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ot/o

A

ear

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presby/o

A

old age

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py/o

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pus

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14
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rhin/o

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nose

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salping/o

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auditory tube

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staped/o

A

stapes

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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19
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-algia

A

pain

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-cusis

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hearing

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-emetic

A

pertaining to vomiting

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-gram

A

record

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-logy

A

study of

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-meter

A

instrument to measure

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-oma

A

mass; tumor

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-osis

A

abnormal condition

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-otia

A

ear condition

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-otomy

A

cutting into

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhagia

A

abnormal flow

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-rrhea

A

discharge

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-rrhexis

A

rupture

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-sclerosis

A

hardening

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-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

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-scopy

A

process of visually examining

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an-

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without

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anti-

A

against

40
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macrotia

A

condition of having abnormally large ears.

41
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microtia

A

condition of having abnormally small ears

42
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otalgia

A

ear pain

43
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otopyorrhea

A

discharge of pus from the ear

44
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otorrhagia

A

bleeding from the ear

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presbycusis

A

normal loss of hearing that can accompany the aging process.

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residual hearing

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amount of hearing that is still present after damage has occurred to the auditory mechanism

47
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tinnitus

A

ringing in the ears

48
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tympanorrhexis

A

rupture of the tympanic membrane

49
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anacusis

A

total absence of hearing; inability to perceive sound. (deafness)

50
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ceruminoma

A

excessive accumulation of earwax resulting in a hard wax plug.

51
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otitis externa (OE)

A

External ear infection.

Medical Terminology (13 decks)

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