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Ch 15 Otolaryngology Flashcards

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ot/o-

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ear

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nas/o-

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nose

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pharyng/o-

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pharynx; throat

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aur/i-

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ear

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articul/o-

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ear

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extern/o-

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outside

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audit/o-

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sense of hearing

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mast/o-

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breast; mastoid process

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mastoid/o-

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mastoid process

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tympan/o-

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eardrum; tympanic membrane

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myring/o-

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eardrum; typanic membrane

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incud/o-

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anvil-shaped bone; incus

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malle/o-

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hammer-shaped bone; malleus

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oss/i-

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bone

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ossicul/o-

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ossicle; small bone

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staped/o-

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stapes; stirrup-shapped bone

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cochle/o-

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cochlea; spiral-shaped structure

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labyrinth/o-

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labyrinth

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circul/o-

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circle

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vestibul/o-

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entrance; vestibule

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mucos/o-

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mucous membrane

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cav/o-

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hollow space

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rhin/o-

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nose

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dors/o-

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back; dorsum

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sept/o-

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dividing wall; septum

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turbin/o-

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scroll-like structure

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super/o-

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above

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infer/o-

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below

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ethm/o-

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sieve

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front/o-

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front

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maxill/o-

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maxilla; upper jaw

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sinus/o-

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sinus

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sphen/o-

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wedge shaped

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palat/o-

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palate

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ment/o-

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chin; mind

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bucc/o-

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cheek

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labi/o-

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labium; lip

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cheil/o-

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lip

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tempor/o-

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side of the head; temple

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mandibul/o-

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lower jaw; mandible

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gloss/o-

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tongue

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lingu/o-

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tongue

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aden/o-

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gland

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adenoid/o-

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structure resembling a gland

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laryng/o-

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larynx; voice box

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tonsill/o-

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tonsil

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glott/o-

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glottis of the larynx

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voc/o-

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voice

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olfact/o-

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sense of smell

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propri/o-

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one’s own body

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EAC

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external auditory canal

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ENT

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ear, nose, and throat

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TM

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tympanic membrane

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TMJ

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temporomandibular joint

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acous/o-

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hearing; sound

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-tic

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pertaining to

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neur/o-

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nerve

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-oma

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mass; tumor

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impact/o-

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wedge in

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-ion

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action; condition

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conduct/o-

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carrying; conveying

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-ive

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pertaining to

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sensor/i-

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sensory

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-al

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pertaining to

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presby/o-

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old age

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-acusis

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abnormal condition of hearing

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hem/o-

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blood

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-itis

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infection/inflammation of

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alg/o-

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pain

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-ia

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condition; state; thing

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ser/o-

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serum-like fluid; serum of the blood

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-ous

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pertaining to

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purul/o-

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pus

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-ent

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pertaining to

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effus/o-

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pouring out

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suppur/o-

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pus formation

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-rrhea

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discharge; flow

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scler/o-

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hard; sclera

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-osis

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abnormal condition; process

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allerg/o-

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allergy

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post-

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after; behind

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an-

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not; without

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osm/o-

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sense of smell

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epi-

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above

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-staxis

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abnormal condition of hemorrhage

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-phyma

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growth; tumor

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pan-

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all

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malign/o-

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cancer

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-ant

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pertaining to

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carcin/o-

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cancer

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uni-

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not paired; single

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later/o-

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side

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bi-

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two

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leuk/o-

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white

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plak/o-

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plaque

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strept/o-

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curved

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-coccus

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spherical bacterium

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candid/o-

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candida; yeast

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-iasis

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process; state

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cervic/o-

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cervix; neck

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lymph/o-

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lymph; lymphatic system

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-pathy

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disease

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audi/o-

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hearing

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-gram

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picture; record

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sensitiv/o-

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affected by; sensitive to

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-ity

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condition; state

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anti-

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against

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bi/o-

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living organism; living tissue

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tuss/o-

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cough

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cortic/o-

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cortex; outer region

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congest/o-

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accumulation of fluid

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de-

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reversal of; without

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toxic/o-

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poison

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sub-

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below; underneath; less than

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-plasty

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process of reshaping by surgery

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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end/o-

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innermost; within

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-tomy

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process of cutting/making an incision

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-tome

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area with distinct edges; instrument used to cut

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-stomy

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surgically created opening

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polyp/o-

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polyp

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radic/o-

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root and all parts

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dissect/o-

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cut apart

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ABR

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auditory brainstem response

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AD, A.D.

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right ear (latin auris dextra)

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AS, A.S.

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left ear (latin auris sinister

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AU, A.U.

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both ears/each ear (latin aures unitas/auris uterque)

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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Db

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decibel

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HEENT

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head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat

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Hz

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hertz

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PE

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pressure-equalizing

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PND

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postnasal drip

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T&A

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tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

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URI

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upper respiratory infection

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maxill/o-

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maxilla; upper jaw

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