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Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Flashcards

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Tympanitis

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Timpanitis, inflammation of middle ear i.e. infección de oído

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Middle ear

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Oído medio

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Tinnitus

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Acúfenos, ringing in ears. Zumbido (colloq)

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Otosclerosis

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Otoesclerosis, hardening of ear, leads to hearing loss

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Inner ear or labyrinth

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Laberinto, bony spaces within temporal bone of skull. Contains cochlea, semi-circular canals and vestibule

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Mastoid bone

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Hueso mastoide, in skull behind external auditory meatus

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Ear drum

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Tímpano

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Auditory canal

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Conducto auditivo

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Eustachian tube

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Trompo de eustaquio, connects middle ear and pharynx. Equalizes air pressure on both sides of eardrum

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10
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Tympanoplasty

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Timpanoplastia, surgical repair of middle ear

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Otitis externa

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Otitis externa, inflammation of outer ear

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Myringotomy

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Miringotomía, incision into tympanic membrane in order to release fluid and pressure from inner ear. AKA tympanocentesis

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afonía

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aphonia. loss of ability to speak through disease of or damage to the larynx or mouth.

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incus

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incus; a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes

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maleus

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malleus;a small bone in the middle ear that transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus

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nódulo sinusal o senoauricula

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sinoatrial, sinoauricular node

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músculo estribo

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stapedius muscle; smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes.

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Carbamide Peroxide

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peróxido de carbamida
Used to remove excess ear wax

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ear canal

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canal auditivo

20
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ethmoid; a square bone at the root of the nose, forming part of the cranium, and having many perforations through which the olfactory nerves pass to the nose

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incus; a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes

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malleus;a small bone in the middle ear that transmits vibrations of the eardrum to the incus

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Runny nose, rhinitis

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coriza, rinitis

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Stapes

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Sinoatrial node

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nódulo sinusal

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sinoatrial, sinoauricular node

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nódulo sinusal o senoauricula

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stuffy nose

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nariz congestionada

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vomer or nasal septum

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vómer, tabique nasal

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Carbamide Peroxide

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peróxido de carbamida

30
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ear canal

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canal auditivo

31
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soft bulb syringe

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jeringa de pera

32
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middle ear infection

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otitis media (both languages), infeccion de oido

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