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Eyes and Ears Flashcards

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accommodation

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

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anterior chamber

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area behind cornea and in front of the lens and iris

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aqueous humor

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fluid produced by the ciliary body and found in the anterior chamber

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biconvex

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the lens of the eye is a biconvex body. It has two rounded, elevated surfaces

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choroid

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middle vascular layer of the eye

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cone

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light receptor responsible for colour and central vision

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conjunctiva

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membrane covering the eyeball

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cornea

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

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fovea centralis

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tiny pit or depression in the retina

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fundus of the eye

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posterior inner part of the eye

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iris

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pigmented portion of 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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small oval region on the retina near the optic disc

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optic chiasm

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point at which the optic nerve fibers cross in the brain

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optic disc

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

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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

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refraction

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bending of light rays (takes most of your eye)

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retina

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light sensitive part of the eye containing photoreceptor nerve cells

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rod

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photoreceptor cell responsible for dim light and 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 in the brain where the optic nerve fibers pass through

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vitreous humor

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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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eye lid

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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 or muscle of the eye

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dacry / o

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tears or tear duct

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ir / o, 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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opt / o, 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, nipple like

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phac / o, 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 , vascular layer of the eye

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vitre / o

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glassy

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ambly / o

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dull or dim

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dipl / o

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double

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glauc / o

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grey

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mi / o

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smaller or less

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mydr / o

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widen or 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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-trophia

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to turn

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astigmatism

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defective curvature of the cornea or the lens of the eye

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hypertropia

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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 as a result of old age

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cataract

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clouding of the lens, decreased vision

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chalazion

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small, hard, cystic mass (granuloma) of the eyelid

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diabetic retinopathy

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disease of the retina caused by diabetes mellitus

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glaucoma

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increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve with loss of vision

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trabecul / o

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small beam, rod or plank of wood

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hordeolum

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localized, purulent, inflammatory staphylococcal infection of a sebaceous oil producing gland in the eyelid

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macular degeneration

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progressive damage to the macula of the retina

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nystagmus

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repetitive movements of one or both eyes

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retinal detachment

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two layer of the retina separate form each other

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strabismus

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abnormal deviation of the eye

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enucleation

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removal of the entire eyeball

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AMD

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age-related macular degeneration

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OU

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both eyes

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VA

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visual acuity

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VF

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visual field

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auditory canal

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channel that leads from pinna to 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 inner ear to brain

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auditory tube

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channel between middle ear and nasopharynx: eustachian tube

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auricle

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the protruding part of the external ear

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cerumen

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earwax

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cochlea

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spirally or snail shaped 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 (small bone) of the middle ear. Incus means anvil

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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. malleus means hammer

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organ of Corti

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auditory receptor found in cochlea

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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 middle and inner ear

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perilymph

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fluid contained in the labyrinth

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pinna

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auricle, flap of the ear

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semi circular canals

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passages of the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium

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stapes

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third ossicle, means stirrup

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tympanic membrane

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eardrum

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vestibule

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central cavity of the labyrinth

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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, auricul / o

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ear

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cochle / o

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cochlea

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mastoid / o

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mastoid process

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myring / o

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eardrum or 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, auditory tube

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staped / o

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stapes

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tympan / o

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typanic membrane

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vestibul / o

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vestibule

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-aucusis or -cusis

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hearing

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-meter

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instrument to measure

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-otia

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ear condition

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acoustic neuroma

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benign tumor arising from the acoustic vestibulocochlear nerve in the brain

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cholesteatoma

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

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Meniere disease

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disorder of the labyrinth

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otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear

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otosclerosis

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hardening of the bony tissue of the ear

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tinnitus

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sensation of noises in the ears without external sound

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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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audiometry

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testing of the hearing

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Rinne test

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testing of ear conduction using a tuning fork

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