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24 Cards in this Set
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-acusus
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hearing condition
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acous/o, audi/o
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hearing
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aer/o
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air
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aur/o, ot/o
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ear
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cerumin/o
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wax
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salping/o
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eustachian tube or uterine tube
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tympan/o, myring/o
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eardrum
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otalgia/otodynia
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earache
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otorrhagia
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bleeding from the ear
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otorrhea
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purulent drainage from the ear
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tinnitus
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ringing or buzzing in the ear
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vertigo
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dizziness
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otitis externa
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inflammation of the external auditory meatus
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cerumen impaction
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excessive buildup of wax in the ear that often reduces hearing acuity
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myringitis/tympanitis
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inflammtion of the eardrum
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otitis media
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inflammation of the middle ear
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eustachian obstruction
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blockage of the eustachian tube
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otosclerosis
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hardening of the bony tissue in the ear
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deafness
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general term for partial of complete loss of hearing
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presbyacusis
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hearing impairment in old age
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stapes
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smallest bone in the body..in the middle ear
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tuning fork
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two pronged fork like instrument that vibrates when struck; used to test hearing
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stapedectomy
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excision of the stapes to correct otosclerosis
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tympanoplasty
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vein graft of a scarred tympanic membrane to improve sound conduction
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