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Annulus
Outer fibrous rim encircling the eardrum
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atresia
congenital absence or closure of ear canal
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Cerumen
yellow, waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal
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Cochlea
inner ear structure containing the central hearing apparatus
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Eustachian tube
connects the middle ear with the nasopharynx and allows passage of air
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Helix
superior posterior free rim of the pinna
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Incus
- "anvil"
- middle of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear
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Malleus
- "hammer"
- first of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear
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Mastoid
bony prominence of the skull located just behind the ear
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Organ of Corti
sensory organ of hearing
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Otitis externa
inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal
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Otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear and tympanic membrane
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Otorrhea
discharge from the ear
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Pars flaccida
small, slack, superior section of tympanic membrane
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Pars tensa
thick taut, central/inferior section of tympanic membrane
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Stapes
- "stirrup"
- inner of the 3 ossicles of the middle ear
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Tinnitus
ringing in the ears
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Tympanic membrane
- "ear drum"
- Thin, translucent, oval membrane that stretches across the ear canal and separates the middle ear from the outer ear
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Umbo
knob of the malleus that shows through the tympanic membrane
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Vertigo
a spinning, twirling sensation
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