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chapter 14 Flashcards

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Audi/o

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To hear

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Aur/i

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Ear

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Chol/o

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Gall or bile

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Cochle/o

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Land snail

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Labyrinth/o

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Maze, inner ear

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Laryng/o

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Larynx, voice box

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Mast/o

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Mastoid process

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Myring/o

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Eardrum, tympanic, membrane

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Myc/o

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Fungus

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Pharyng/o

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Pharynx

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Presby/o

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Old

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Py/o

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Pus

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Scler/o

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Hardening

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Staped/o

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Stapes, stirrup

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Steat/o

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Fat

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Tympan/o

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Eardrum, tympanic membrane

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Acoust

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Hearing

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Auditor

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Hearing

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Fenestrat

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Window

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Med

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Middle

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Acoustic

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Pertaining to the sense of hearing

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Audiogram

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Record of hearing as a graph showing the results of a pure tone hearing test (audiometry)

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Audiologist

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One who specializes in diagnosing disorders of hearing

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Audiology

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Study of hearing disorders

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Audiometer

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Medical instrument used to measure hearing

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Auditory

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Pertaining to the sense of hearing

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Aural

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Pertaining to the ear

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Auricle

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External portion of the ear; also known as pinna

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Binaural

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Pertaining to both ears

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Cholesteatoma

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Tumor like mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol

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Deafness

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Complete or partial loss of the ability to hear. Hearing impairment is often used to describe a minimal loss of hearing as compared to the use of the word deafness when there is complete or extensive loss of hearing

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Elecrocochleography

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Recording the electrical activity produced when the cochlea is stimulated

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Endaural

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Pertaining to within the ear

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Endolymph

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Clear fluid contained within the labyrinth of the ear

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Equilibrium

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State of balance

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Fenestration

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Surgical operation in which a new opening is made in the labyrinth of the inner ear to restore hearing

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Labyrinth

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The inner ear; made up of vestibule, cochlea, and semicircular canals

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Labyrinthectomy

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Surgical excision of the labyrinth

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Labyrinthitis

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Inflammation of the labyrinth

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Labyrinthotomy

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Incision of the labyrinth

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Malleus

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Largest of the three ossicles; also called hammer

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Mastoiditis

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Inflammation of one of the mastoid bones; characterized by fever headache and malaise

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Ménière disease

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An abnormality of the inner ear causing a host of symptoms, including vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating hearing loss, and the sensation of pressure or pain in the affected ear. Symptoms are associated with a change in fluid volume within the labyrinth and can occur suddenly and arise daily or as infrequently as once a year

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Monaural

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Pertaining to one ear

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Myringectomy

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Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane

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Myringoplasty

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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

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Myringoscope

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Medical instruments used to examine the eardrum

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Myringotome

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Surgical instrument used for cutting the eardrum

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Myringotomy

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Surgical incision of the tympanic membrane to remove unwanted fluids from the ear

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Otalgia

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Pain in the ear, earache

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Otic

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Pertaining to the ear

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Otitis media

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Inflammation of the middle ear. Most middle ear infections are a result of an upper respiratory infection (URI) that has spread through the Eustachian tube

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OM: antrum

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Cavity or chamber in a bone

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OM: attic

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Portion of the middle ear lying above the tympanic cavity proper

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OM: atticoantral

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Pertaining to the attic and mastoid antrum of the ear

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OM: mastoid antrum

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Cavity in the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; tympanic antrum

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OM: suppurative

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Process of pushing formation

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OM: tubotympanic

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Pertaining to the typanum(middle ear) and the Eustachian tube

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Otolaryngologist

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Physician who specializes in the study of the ear and larynx

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Otolaryngology

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Study of the ear and larynx

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Otolith

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Ear stones

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Otomycosis

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Fungal infection of the ear

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Otoneurology

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Specialized diagnosis and treatment of the ear and its neurological association

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Otopharyngeal

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Pertaining to the ear and pharynx

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Otoplasty

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Surgical repair of the ear

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Otopyorrhea

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Pus in the ear

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Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)

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Study of the ear nose and larynx (voice box). The medical specialty is often referred to as ENT

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Otosclerosis

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Hardening condition of the ear structures characterized by progressive deafness

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Otoscope

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Medical instrument used to examine the ear. An inspection of the walls of auditory canal should find no sign of irritation, discharge, or foreign object. The walls are normally pink and some cerulean is present. The tympanic membrane is usually pearly gray and translucent. It reflects like and ossicles are visible

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Perilymph

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Serum fluid of the inner ear

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Presbycusis

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Impairment of hearing that occurs with aging

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Stapedectomy

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Surgical excision of the stapes in the middle ear to improve hearing, especially in cases of otosclerosis. The stapes is replaced by a prosthesis

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Tinnitus

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The sensation of the ringing or roaring sounds in one or both ears is a symptom associated with damage to the auditory cells in the inner ear. It can also be a symptom of other health problems

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Tuning fork

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Instrument used medically in a hearing test, which, when struck at the forked end, vibrates producing a musical tone, and thus can be heard and felt. A metal instrument with a handle and two prongs or tines, tuning forks can be made of steel, aluminum, or magnesium alloy

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Tympanectomy

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Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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Tympanic

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Pertaining to the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

79
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Tympanitis

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Inflammation of the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

80
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Tympanoplasty

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Surgical repair of the eardrum (tympanic membrane)

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Vertigo

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Sensation of instability and loss of equilibrium; patients feel like they are spinning in space or objects around them are spinning. Cause by a disturbance in semicircular canal of the inner ear or the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem

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