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labyrinth/o
maze, inner ear
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laryng/o
larynx, voice box
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mast/o
mastoid process, breast-shaped
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myring/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
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tympan/o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
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acoustic
pertaining to sense of hearing
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audiogram
record of hearing by audiometry
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audiology
study of hearing disorders
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audiometer
medical instrument used to measure hearing
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aural
pertaining to the ear
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auricle
the externial part of the ear also known as pinna
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binaural
pertaining to both ears
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cholesteatoma
- chol/e - bile
- steat- fat
- oma - tumor
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electocochleography
recording of electrical activity produced when the cochlea is stimulated
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endaural
- end- within
- aur- ear
- al -pertaining to
pertaining to within the ear
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equilibrium
state of balance
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eustachian tube
tube between ear and throat to equalize pressure on both sides of the ear drum
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fenestration
- fenestrat- window
- ion- process
surgical opening to the labyrinth to restore hearing
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incus
middle of the three assicles called the anvil
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labyrinth
the inner ear
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-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
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malleus
largest of 3 ossicles, hammer
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monaural
pertaining to one ear
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myringectomy
surgical removal of the tympanic membrane (ear drum)
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myringoplasty
surgical repair of the ear drum
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-tome
surgical instrument used to cut
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myringotomy
incision made to the ear drum to remove unwanted fluid
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ossicle
small bone in middle ear
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otic
pertaining to the ear
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otolaryngologist
ear nose throat doctor
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otomycosis
- oto- ear
- myc- fungus
- osis- condition
ear infection
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otopharyngeal
pertaining to the ear and pharynx
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otoplasty
plastic surgery to repair ear
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otopyorrhea
- ot/o- ear
- pyo- pus
- rrhea- flow
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