Chapter 13- Words Not Built From Word Parts Flashcards
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Ceruminoma
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Tumor of a glad that secretes earwax (cerumen)
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Acoustic Neuroma
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Benign tumor within the internal auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve
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Cholesteatoma
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Cystlike mass composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol occurring in the middle ear
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Ménière Disease
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Chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by a sensation of spinning motion (vertigo), ringing in the ear (tinnitus), aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss
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Otitis Media (OM)
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Inflammation if the middle ear
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Presbycusis
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Hearing impairment occurring with age
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Tinnitus
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Ringing in the ears
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Vertigo
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Sense that either one’s own body (subjective vertigo) or the environment (objective vertigo) is revolving
