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salping/o
- eustachian tube
- uterine tube
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tympan/o
myring/o
eardrum
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-acusis
hearing condition
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pinna
aurivle (little ear), projected part of external ear
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external auditory meatus
external passage for sounds collected from pinna-to tympanic membrane
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tympanic membrane
eardrum-receives sound, amplifies to middle ear
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malleus
incus
stapes
- ossicles
- hammer, anvil, stirrup
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eustachian tube
auditory tube
tube connecting the middle ear to the pharynx
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oval window
membrane that covers the opening between the middle and inner ear
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labrynth
maze; bony and membranous labryth
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cochlea
coiled tubular structure containing the organ of corti
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otorrhagia
bleeding from the ear
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otorrhea
drainage from the ear
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tinnitus
jingling, ringing, buzzing in the ear
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vertigo
turning round; dizziness
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otitis externa
inflammation of external auditory canal
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cerumen impaction
excessive wax buildup
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myringitis
tympanitis
inflammation of the eardrum
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otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear
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aerotitis media
inflammation of middle air due to air pressure
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eustachain obstruction
blockage of the eustachian tube
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acoustic neuroma
benign tumor on the auditory nerve
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aplasia
absence or malformation of inner ear structures during embryonic development, causing deafness
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labyrinthitis
inflammation of the labyrinth
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conductive hearing loss
hearing impairment caused by sound/vibration interference in the EXTERNAL CANAL, MIDDLE EAR & OSSICLES
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sensorineural hearing loss
hearing impairment caused by lesions or dysfuction of the COCHLEA or AUDITORY NERVE
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mixed hearing loss
combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
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presbyacusis
presbycusis
hearing impairment in old age
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audiometry
process of measuring hearing
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audiometer
instrument for measuring hearing
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audiogram
record of hearing measurement
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audiologist
person who specializes in the study of hearing impairments
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auditory acuity test
physical assessment of hearing
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tuning fork
used to test hearing through bone conduction
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brainstem auditory evoked potentials
electrodiagnostic testing using computerized equipment to measure involuntary responses to sound through nervous system
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otoscopy
use of an otoscope to examine the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane
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