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Chp 17- Sense Organs Flashcards

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accommodation

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normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near

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anterior chamber

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the area behind the cornea and in front of the lens an iris

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aqueous humor

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fluid produced by the ciliary body and found in anterior chamber

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bioconvex

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consisting of two surfaces that are rounded, elevated, and curved evenly; lens of the eye is biconvex

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choroid

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middle, vascular layer of the eye, between the retinal and sclera

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ciliary body

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structure surrounding the lens that connects the choroid and iris; controls shape of lens and secretes aqueous humor

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cone

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photorecpetor cell in the retina that transforms light energy into nerve impulse; responsible for colour and central vision

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conjunctiva

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delicate membrane that lines the undersurface of eyelids and covers anterior eyeball

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cornea

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fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of eyeball

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fovea centralis

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tiny depression in the retina that is the region of clearest vision

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fondus of the eye

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posterior, inner part of the eye

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iris

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pigmented layer that opens and closes to allow more or less light into the eye

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lens

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transparent, biconvex body behind the pupil of the eye

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macula

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yellowish region on the retina lateral to and slightly below the optic disc

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optic chiasm

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the point at which optic nerve fibers cross in the brain

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optic disc

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the region at the back of the eye where the optic nerve meets the retina; blindspot

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optic nerve

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cranial nerve carrying impulses from the retina to the brain

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pupil

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central opening of the eye, surrounded by the iris, through which light rays pass

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refraction

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bending of light rays by the cornea, lens, and fluids of the eye to bring the rays into focus on the retina

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retina

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light sensitive nerve cell layer of the eye containing photoreceptor cells

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rod

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photoreceptor cell of the retina essential for vision in dim light and for peripheral vision

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sclera

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tough, white outer coat of the eyeball

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thalamus

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relay center of the brain

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vitreous

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soft jelly-like material behind the lens in the vitreous chamber

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aque/o

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water

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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cor/o

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pupil

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corne/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body

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dacry/o

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tears, tear ducts

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ir/o

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iris

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irid/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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cornea

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lacrim/o

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tears

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ocul/o

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eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opt/o

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eye, vision

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optic/o

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eye, vision

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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papill/o

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optic disc

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phac/o

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lens of the eye

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phak/o

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lens of the eye

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pupill/o

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pupil

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retin/o

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retina

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scler/o

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sclera

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uve/o

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uvea

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vitre/o

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glassy

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ambly/o

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dull, dim

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dipl/o

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double

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glauc/o

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gray

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mi/o

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small, less

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mydr/o

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widen, enlarge

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nyct/o

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night

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phot/o

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light

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presby/o

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old age

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scot/o

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darkness

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xer/o

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dry

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-opia

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vision

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-opsia

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vision

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-tropia

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to turn

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astigmatism

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defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

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hyperopia

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farsightedness

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myopia

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nearsightedness

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presbyopia

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impairment of vision due to old age reducing lens accomodation

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chalazion

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small, hard, cystic mass on the eyelid; formed as a result of chronic inflammation of sebaceous gland along margin of eyelid

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glaucoma

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increased intraocular pressure damages the retina and optic nerve

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hordeolum (stye)

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staph infection of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid

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macular degenreation

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progressive damage to macular of the retina

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nystagmus

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repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes

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strabismus

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abnormal deviation of the eye

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retinal detachment

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two layers of retina separate from each other

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photopsia

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bright flashes of light

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floaters

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vitreous clumps of retina

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sclera buckle

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belt used to buckle the retina to sclera

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pnuematic retinopexy

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a gas bubble injected in vitreous cavity to help reattach retina

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fluorescein angiography

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dye injection to examine blood flow in the retina

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ophthalmoscopy

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visual examination of the interior of the eye through dilated pupil

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slit lamp microscopy

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magnified view of expanded number of eye structures

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enucleation

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removal of the entire eyeball

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lasik

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laser to correct errors of refraction by sculpting the cornea

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keratoplasty

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surgical repair of the cornea

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scleral buckle

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suture of a silicone band to the sclera over the detached portion of retina

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phacoemuslification

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ultrasound to break up lens for aspiration for cataract removal

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vitrectomy

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removal of vitreous and replacement with a clear solution

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auditory canal

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channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum

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auditory meatus

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auditory canal

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auditory nerve fibers

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carry impulses from the inner ear to the brain

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auditory tube

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channel between the middle ear and nasopharynx; protruding parting of external ear, or pinna

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cerumen

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waxy substance secreted by external ear; also called earwax

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cochlea

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snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear

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endolymph

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fluid within the labyrinth of the inner ear

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eustachian tube

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auditory tube

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incus

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second ossicle of the middle ear

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labyrinth

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maze-like series of canals of the inner ear

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malleus

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first ossicle of the middle ear

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organ of corti

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sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear

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ossicle

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small bone of the ear

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oval window

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membrane between the middle ear and the inner ear

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perilymph

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fluid contained in the labyrinth of the inner ear

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pinna

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auricle; flap of the ear

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semicircular canals

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passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium

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stapes

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third ossicle of the middle ear

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tympanic membrane

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membrane between the outer and the middle ear; eardrum

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vestibule

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central cavity of the labyrinth, connecting the semicircular canals and the cochlea

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acous/o

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hearing

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audi/o

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hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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aur/o

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ear

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auricul/o

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ear

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cochle/o

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chochlea

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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myring/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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ossicul/o

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ossicle

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ot/o

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ear

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salping/o

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eustachian tube

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staped/o

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stapes

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tympan/o

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eardrum, tympanic membrane

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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-acusis / -cusis

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hearing

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-meter

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instrument for measure

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-otia

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ear condition

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tinnitus

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sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ears

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vertigo

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sensation of irregular motion (whirling) from disease of inner ear or nerve carrying messages from the semicircular canals

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otitis media

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inflammation of middle ear

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