Human Body Vocabulary -- "ears"

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… The middle of the three tiny bones that transmit vibrations in the middle ear. (Also known as the incus)

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anvil

Front 2

… When a change in altitude produces middle ear inflammation, it is called?

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aero-otitis

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… The nerve that carries electrical impulses from the ear to the brain

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auditory nerve

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...the external portion of the ear. Also known as the pinna

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auricle

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… the conformity of the year caused by repeated trauma, mainly seen in boxers.

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cauliflower ear

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… Earwax

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cerumen

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… The spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of CORTI

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cochlea

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… Deafness caused by any defect of the external or middle year.

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conductive deafness

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in the cochlea, it contains sensory cells that code sound waves into electrical signals, which are then sent to the brain

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CORTI, organ of

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a point of cartilage in the upper part of the our year thought to be a vestige of a pointed ear by Charles Darwin

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Darwinist tubercle

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the tympanic membrane

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eardrum

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balance of the body, as maintained by the semicircular canal of the year

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equilibrium

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the canal leading to the back of the throat to the ear; it allows air pressure in the middle year to equalize with air pressure outside in order to protect the eardrum from bursting.

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eustachian tube

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one of the three tiny bones that transmit vibrations in the middle ear. Also known as the malleus.

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Hammer

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the interior portion of the air that contains the cochlear and auditory nerve

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inner ear

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the semicircular canal of the inner ear; the organ of balance

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labyrinth

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inflammation of the labyrinth, causing vertigo and dizziness

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labyrinthitis

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drooping ears

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lop ears

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on the inside of the eardrum, the portion of your containing the hammer, ample, and stir up as well as the eustachian tube.

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middle ear

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the three bones of the middle ear

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ossicles

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earache

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otalgia

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painful inflammation of the external ear canal and auricle caused by bacteria. Known as farmers year because it is often contracted by swimming in contaminated water.

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otitis externa

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inflammation of the middle ear that sometimes causes severe, throbbing pain, usually in children

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otitis media

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obstruction of the eustachian tube

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otocleisis

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the study of your diseases

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otology

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plastic surgery on the ears, usually to repair cauliflower ears or lop ears

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otoplasty

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I hereditary disorder characterized by the development of spongy bone over the stirrup, disrupting vibrations and causing progressive deafness. Is the most common form of conductive deafness.

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otosclerosis

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the external ear

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pinna

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the labyrinth

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semicircular canal

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deafness caused by damage to the inner ear, to the auditory nerve or to the auditory cortex of the brain. Also known as nerve deafness.

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sensorineural deafness

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…also known as stirrup: one of the three tiny bones or transmit vibrations in the middle ear.

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stapes

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one of the three tiny bones that transmit vibrations in the middle ear. Also known as stapes.

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stirrup

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ringing in the ears

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tinnitus

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the eardrum

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tympanic membrane

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a sense that one is spinning or whirling around, a symptom of inner ear impairment

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vertigo