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20 Cards in this Set
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Audiogram
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Record of hearing by audiometry
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Audiometer
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Instrument used to measure hearing
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Audiometry
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Measurement of the hearing sense
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Audiphone
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Instrument that conveys sound to the auditory nerve through teeth or bone
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Electrocochleography
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Recording of the electrical activity produced when the cochlea is stimulated
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Fenestration.
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Surgical operation in which new opening is made in labyrinth of inner ear to restore hearing.
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Labyrinthectomy
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Surgical excision of the labyrinth
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Labyrinthotomy
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Incision of the labyrinth
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Myringectomy
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Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane. Myring/o=eardrum, tympanic membrane.
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Myringoplasty
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
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Myringoscope
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Instrument used to examine the eardrum
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Myringotome
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Instrument used for cutting the eardrum
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Myringotomy
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Surgical incision of tympanic membrane to remove unwanted fluids from the ear.
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Otoplasty
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Surgical repair of the ear
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Otoscope
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Instrument used to examine the ear
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Rinne test
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Hearing test utilizing a tuning fork to compare bone conduction (BC) hearing with air conduction (AC). After being struck, the vibrating tuning fork is held on the mastoid process until the patient no longer hears the sound.
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Stapedectomy
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Surgical excision of the stapes in the middle ear to improve hearing, especially in cases of otosclerosis; the stapes is replaced by a prosthesis
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Tympanectomy
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Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane
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Tympanic thermometer
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Electronic thermometer used to determine core body temperature by measuring it from the tympanic membrane and its surrounding tissues.
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Tympanoplasty
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum).
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