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23 Cards in this Set
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microtia
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abnormally small ears
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otalgia
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ear pain
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otopyorrhea
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discharge of pus from the ear
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macrotia
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abnormally large ears
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otorrhagia
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bleeding from the ear
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presbycusis
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loss of hearing due to old age
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residual hearing
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amount of hearing is still present after damage to the auditory mechanism
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tinnitus
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ringing in the ears
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tympanorrhexis
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rupture of the tympanic membrane
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vertigo
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dizziness caused by the sensation that the room is spinning
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anacusis
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inability to perceive sounds, deafness
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deafness
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inability to hear
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ceruminoma
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excessive accumulation of ear wax resulting in a hardened plug
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otitis externa
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external ear infection "swimmers ear"
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otomycosis
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fungal ear infection
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myringitis
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inflammation of the tympanic membrane
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otitis media
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middle ear infection
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otosclerosis
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loss of mobility of the stapes bone
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salpingitis
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inflammation of the auditory tube
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tympanitis
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inflammation of the tympanic membrane
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acoustic neruoma
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benign tumor of the eighth cranial nerve sheath
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labyrinthitis
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inner ear infection
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ménière's disease
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abnormal condition within the labyrinth of the inner ear
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