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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
abnormality of inner ear causing multiple symptoms: vertigo, tinnitus, fluctuating hearing loss, sensation of pressure and pain
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monaural
pertaining to one ear
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myringectomy
surgical excision of the tympanic membrane
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myringoplasty
surgical repair of tympanic membrane
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myringoscope
medical instrument used to examine eardrum
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myringotome
surgical instrument used for cutting eardrum
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myringotomy
surgical incision of tympanic membrane
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ossicle
small bones of the middle ear
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otic
pertaining to the ear
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otitis
inflammation of the ear
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otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear
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otodynia
pain in the ear
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otolaryngologist
physician who specializes in the study of the ear and larynx
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otolaryngology
study of ear and larynx
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otolith
ear stone
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otomycosis
fungal infection of the ear
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otoneurology
specialized diagnosis and treatment of ear and its neurological association
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otopharyngeal
pertaining to ear and pharynx
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otoplasty
plastic surgical repair of the air
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otopyorrhea
pus in the ear
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otorhinolaryngology
study of ear, nose, and larynx
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What is the hearing organ of the inner ear called?
Organ of Corti
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otosclerosis
hardening condition of ear structures
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otoscope
medical instrument used to examine the ear
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oval window
membrane of middle ear into which the footplate of the stapes fits
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perilymph
serum fluid of the inner ear
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presbycusis
impairment of hearing occurring with aging
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stapedectomy
surgical excision of the stapes
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stapes
innermost of the ossicles in the middle ear
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tinnitus
sensation of ringing/roaring sounds in one or both ears
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tympanectomy
surgical excision of the tympanic membrane
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tympanic
pertaining to the eardrum
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tympanitis
inflammation of the eardrum
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tympanoplasty
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
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utricle
small, saclike structure of the labyrinth of the inner ear

Medical terminology (61 decks)

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