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Chapter 13- Ear Flashcards

1
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acous/o

A

hearing

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audi/o

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hearing

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aur/i

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ear

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ot/o

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ear

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cerumin/o

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wax

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salping/o

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eustachian tube or uterine tube

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tympan/o

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eardrum

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myring/o

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eardrum

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9
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otalgia, otodynia

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earache

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10
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otorrhagia

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bleeding from ear

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otorrhea

A

drainage from ear

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12
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tinnitus

A

ringing or buzzing in ear

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vertigo

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dizziness

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14
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otitis externa

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inflammation of external auditory meatus (canal)

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cerumen impaction

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excessive buildup of wax

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myringitis, tympanitis

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inflammation of eardrum

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otitis media

A

inflammation of middle ear

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aerotitis media

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inflammation of middle ear from changes in atmospheric pressure

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otosclerosis

A

hardening of bony tissue in ear

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mastoiditis

A

inflammation of mastoid process

21
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eustachian obstruction

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blockage of eustachian tube

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acoustic neuroma

A

benign tumor on auditory nerve

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aplasia

A

absence or malformation of inner ear structures during embryonic development

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labyrinthitis

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inflammation of labyrinth

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meriere disease

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disorder of inner ear, excessive buildup of endolymphatic fluid

26
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conductive hearing loss

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hearing impairment caused by interference with sound or vibrance of external canal, middle ear, ossicles

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sensorineural hearing loss

A

hearing impairment caused by lesions or dysfunction of cochlea or auditory nerve

28
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mixed hearing loss

A

combination of conductive & sensorineural

29
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presbyacusis, presbycusis

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hearing impairment of old-age

30
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microsurgery

A

surgery with use of microscope

31
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myringotomy

A

incision into eardrum

32
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tympanostomy

A

incision into eardrum

33
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otoplasty

A

surgical repair of external ear

34
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stapedectomy

A

excision of stapes to correct otosclerosis

35
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tympanoplasty

A

vein graft of a scarred tympanic membrane to improve sound

36
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TM

A

tympanic membrane

37
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ENT

A

ear, nose, throat

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