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Ear Terms (Ch 10) Flashcards

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acoustic

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pertaining to hearing

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acoustic neuroma

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benign tumor arising from the acoustic nerve

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audiogram

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record of hearing using an audiometer

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audiologist

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healthcare professional specializing in the evaluation and rehabilitation of people with hearing loss

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audiometer

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instrument to measure or test hearing

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audiometry

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testing the sense of hearing

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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 (cerebral cortex)

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auditory tube

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channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx; eustachian tube

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aural

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pertaining to the ear

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auricle

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protruding part of the external ear; pinna

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cerumen

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waxy substance secreted by the external ear; earwax

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cholesteatoma

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collection of the skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the ear

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cochlea

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snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear; contains hearing-sensitive receptor cells

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cochlear

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pertaining to the cochlea

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deafness

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loss of the ability to hear

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ear thermometry

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measurement of the temperature of the tympanic membrane by detection of infrared radiation from the eardrum

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endolymph

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fluid within the labyrinth (canals); of the inner ear; conducts sound waves

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eustachian tube

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channel between the middle ear and the throat; auditory tube

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hyperacusis

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excessive sensitivity to sounds

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incus

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small, anvil-shaped bone (ossicle) in the middle ear; second ossicle

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labyrinth

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maze-like series of canals of the inner ear; cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals

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macrotia

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abnormally large ear

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malleus

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hammer-shaped, small bone (ossicle) in the middle ear; first ossicle

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mastoiditis

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inflammation and infection of the mastoid process just behind the ear

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meniere disease

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disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear; elevated endolymph pressure within the chochlea (cochlear hydrops) and semicircular canals (vestibular hydrops)

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myringitis

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inflammation of the eardrum

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myringotomy

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incision of the eardrum

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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 in the middle section of the ear; malleus, incus, and stapes are part of the middle ear

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ossiculoplasty

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surgical repair of an ossicle (small bone) of the middle ear

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otic

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pertaining to the ear

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otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear

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otolaryngologist

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specialist (surgeon) in ear, nose, and throat disorders

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otomycosis

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fungal infection of the ear

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otophyorrhea

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discharge of pus from the ear

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ostosclerosis

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hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear

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otoscopy

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visual examination of the ear canal using an otoscope

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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 (canals of the inner ear)

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pinna

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auricle; protruding part of the external ear

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postauricular

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pertaining to behind the ear

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presbycusis

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progressive loss of hearing, occurring in middle and older age

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salpingopharyngeal

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pertaining to the eustachian tube and the throat

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semicircular canals

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passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium

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stapedectomy

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removal of the stapes (third middle ear bone)

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stapes

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small, stirrup-shaped bone in the middle ear; third ossicle

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tinnitus

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sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ears without an external source

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tuning fork test

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test of ear conduction using a vibration source (tuning fork)

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tympanic membrane

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membrane between the outer and middle ear; eardrum

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tympanoplasty

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surgical repair of the eardrum

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vertigo

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sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects

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vestibule

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central cavity of the labyrinth in the inner ear; connecting the cochlea and semicircular canals

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vestibulocochlear

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pertaining to the vestibule and cochlea of the inner ear

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