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28 Cards in this Set
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Pertaining to the ear
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Otic; aural
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Pertaining to hearing
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Auditory
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Pertaining to sound
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Acoustic
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Inflammation of the outer ear
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Otitis externa
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Inflammation of the middle ear
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Otitis media
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Inflammation of the inner ear
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Otitis interna
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Ablation
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Complete removal
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Visual examination of the ear
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Otoscopy
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Instrument used for visual examination of the ear
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Otoscope
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Instrument used for visual examination of the eye
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Ophthalmoscopy
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Damaging to the ear
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Ototoxic
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Ear wax
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Cerumen
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Breaking up ear wax
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Ceruminolysis
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Product that can break up ear wax
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Ceruminolytic
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Retrograde
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Backward
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Tube that connects the middle ear to the pharynx
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Auditory (Eustachian)
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The part of the skull that houses the inner ear
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Temporal
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The part of the skull that houses the middle ear
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Tympanic bulla
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The visible part of the ear
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Pinna (pinnae
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The opening from the visible part of the ear
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Auditory meatus
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Ear drum
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Tympanic membrane
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Membrane separating the middle and inner ear
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Oval window
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Membrane at the end of the inner ear
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Round window
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Nerve that transmits sound waves to the brain
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Vestibulocochlear / auditory
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The part of the inner ear responsible for sound
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Cochlea
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The par of the inner ear responsible for dynamic equilibrium
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Semicircular canals
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The part of the inner ear responsible for static equilibrium
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Vestibule
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The 3 bones (ossicles) of the middle ear
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Malleus
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