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T1 - Dani's MedTerm > MedTerm - module 13 > Flashcards

MedTerm - module 13 Flashcards

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adult/o

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hearing

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ot/o

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ear

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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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aur/i

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ear

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or/o

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ear

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ear

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organ of hearing and balance, or equilibrium

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cerumen

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earwax

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cerumin/o

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cerumen

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meat/o

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meatus

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane

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myring/o

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ympanic membrane

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ossicul/o

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ossicle

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staped/o

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stapes

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three small bones of the ear

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malleus, incus, sapes

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eustachian tube

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auditory tube

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labyrinth/o

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bony labyrinth

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endolymph

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protein-rich fluid inside the membranous labyrinth

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perilymph

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clear fluid separating the bony labyrinth from the membranous labyrinth

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vestibul/o

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vestibule

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cochle/o

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cochlea

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organ of Corti

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sensitive receptor with hair cells that relay sound waves to auditory nerve fibers

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otologist

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physician who studies and treats disease of the ear

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otology

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diseases of the ear

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otorhinolaryngologist; otolaryngologist

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physician who studies and treats disorders of the ear, nose and throat (ENT)

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otitis external

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inflammation of the outer ear

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myc/o

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fungal

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otomycosis

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fungal infection of the ear

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otorrhea

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discharge of any sort from the ear

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py/o

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pus

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otopyorrhea

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discharge is mostly pus

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otalgia

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pain in the ear

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-otia

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ear condition

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ceruminoma

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tumor of the glands that secrete ear wax

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acoustic neuroma

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benign tumor that develops from the acoustic nerve and grows in the auditory canal

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vertigo

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a sensation of spinning or revolving; dizziness

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otitis media

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infection of the middle ear

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cholesteatoma

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cystic mass of the middle ear composed of epithelial cells and cholesterol

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cholest/o

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cholesterol

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labyrinthitis

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disorders of the inner ear

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mastoiditis

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inflammation of the mastoid bone and cells

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otomastoiditis

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both ear and mastoid bone are inflamed

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otosclerosis

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irregular ossification occurs in the ossicles of the middle ear, especially the stapes

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Meniere’s disease

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aural fullness and vertigo

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tinnitus

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subjective noise such as ringing, buzzing, whistling, or clicking

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benign parozysmal positional vertigo BPPV)

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vertigo when the position of the head is changed

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conductive hearing loss

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accumulation of cerumen in the auditory canal, the presence of a foreign body in the ear, and diseases of the middle ear

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sensorineural hearing loss

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caused by disease of, or trauma to, the structures of the inner ear or to the nerve pathways leading to the brain

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presbycusis

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degenerative changes int he inner ear associated with age

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-cusis

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audiologist

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specialist in the study of hearing, including assessment and rehabilitation

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audiology

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the study of hearing, including assessment and rehabilitation

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otoscopy

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visual inspection of the structures of the outer and middle ear

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otoscope

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hand-held, lighted magnifying device

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salpingoscope

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visual examination of the eustachian tube

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tympanometer

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used to measure hearing acuity

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tympanometry

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measurement of the movement of the tympanic membrane

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electrocochleography

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recording of the electrical activity within the cochlea in response to sound

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-graphy

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electr/o

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electrical

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cochle/o

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weber tuning fork test

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tuning fork is placed on the midline of the skull, assesses bone conduction of sound

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Rinne tuning fork test

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tuning fork is placed alternately near the auditory canal and behind the ear on the mastoid bone

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audiometry

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evaluates hearing acuity and helps to establish the degree and severity of hearing loss

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audiometer

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electric device used to measure the sensitivity of hearing by delivering a series of acoustic tones that range from very low to very high frequencies

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audiogram

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graph where listener signals when the tone is percieved is loged

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hearing aid

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electronic deice that amplifies sound used by people with impaired hearing

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cochlear implant

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device now available for use by those with profound hearing loss

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assistive listening devices (ALD)

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devices other than a hearing aid that help the deaf to hear

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myringotomy

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surgical incision of the tympanum to relieve the pressure and buildup of fluid

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myringoplasty

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surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

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tympanoplasty

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repair of the tympanic membrane and bones of the middle ear

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stapedectomy

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excision of the stapes

74
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mastoidectomy

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surgical removal of the mastoid cells or the mastoid process of the temporal bone

75
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mastoidotomy

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surgical incision of the mastoid process of the temporal bone

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process behind the ear

T1 - Dani's MedTerm (13 decks)

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