Ear Key Words Flashcards by Isabella Mathias

Otic

Related to the ear

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Acoustic

Related to sound

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Audiology

Study of hearing

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Vestibular

Related to balance center of the ear

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Aural

Ear

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Ototoxic

Any substance that damages hearing

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Ceruminal

Secretion that ear canal secretes to protect itself

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Otitis

Inflammation of the ear

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Retrograde

Flow backwards

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Eustachian Tube (auditory tube)

Physical connection between middle ear and pharynx

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Guttural Pouch

Dilation of U-station tube (horses)

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Idiopathic

Any condition or problem cause by veterinary team or owner (human caused problem)

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Equilibrium

Balance & location

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Proprioception

Understanding limp position in space

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Ossicles

Bones inside the middle ear

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Otoliths

Crystals inside the vestibule

Cochlear

Specific location in inner ear that senses hearing

Tympanic

Pertaining to the eardrum
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