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audiogram

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record of hearing by audiometry

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acoustic

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pertaining to the sense of hearing

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audiometer

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instrument use to measure hearing

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audiphone

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instrument that conveys sound to the auditory nerve through teeth or bone

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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

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binaural

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pertaining to both ears

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cerumen

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earwax

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cholesteatoma

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tumourlike mass filled with epithelial cells and cholesterol

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cochlea

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portion of inner ear shaped like snail shell

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electrocochleography

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recording 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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Eustachian tube

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narrow tube between middle ear and throat

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fenestration

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surgical operation where a new opening is made in the labyrinth of the inner ear

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incus

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middle of the three ossicles

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labyrinth

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inner ear

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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 three ossicles

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mastoidalgia

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pain in the mastoid process

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mastoiditis

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inflammation of one of the mastoid bones

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Ménière’s disease

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abnormality of inner ear causing multiple symptoms: vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating hearing loss, sensation of pressure and pain

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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 tympanic membrane

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myringoscope

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medical instrument used to examine eardrum

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myringotome

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surgical instrument used for cutting eardrum

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myringotomy

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surgical incision of tympanic membrane

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ossicle

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small bones of the middle ear

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otic

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pertaining to the ear

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otitis

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inflammation of the ear

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otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear

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otodynia

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pain in the ear

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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 ear and larynx

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otolith

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ear stone

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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 ear and its neurological association

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otopharyngeal

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pertaining to ear and pharynx

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otoplasty

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plastic surgical repair of the air

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otopyorrhea

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pus in the ear

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otorhinolaryngology

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study of ear, nose, and larynx

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What is the hearing organ of the inner ear called?

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Organ of Corti

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otosclerosis

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hardening condition of ear structures

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otoscope

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medical instrument used to examine the ear

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oval window

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membrane of middle ear into which the footplate of the stapes fits

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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 occurring with aging

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stapedectomy

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surgical excision of the stapes

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stapes

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innermost of the ossicles in the middle ear

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tinnitus

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sensation of ringing/roaring sounds in one or both ears

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tympanectomy

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surgical excision of the tympanic membrane

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tympanic

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pertaining to the eardrum

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tympanitis

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inflammation of the eardrum

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tympanoplasty

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surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

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utricle

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small, saclike structure of the labyrinth of the inner ear

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