Special Senses: Eyes & Ears

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Ophthalm/o

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Eyes

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Irid/o

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Iris

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Irit/o

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Iris

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Phac/o

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Lens

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Phak/o

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Lens

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Retin/o

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Retina

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Dacryocyst/o

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Lacrimal apparatus

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Lacrim/o

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Lacrimal apparatus

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Acous/o

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Ears

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Audit/o

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Ears

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Ot/o

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Ears

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Pinn/i

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Outer ear

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Myring/o

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Middle ear

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Tympan/o

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Middle ear

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Labyrinth/o

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Inner ear

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-cusis

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Hearing

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid

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Irid/o

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Iris, colored part of eye

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Kerat/o

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Horny, hard, cornea

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Myring/o

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Eardrum

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-opia

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Vision condition

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Presby/o

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Old age

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Scler/o

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Sclera, white of eye, hard

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Trop/o

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Turn, change

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Adnexa of the eyes

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Structures outside the eyeball

-orbit, eyelids, eyelashes, conjunctiva, and lacrimal apparatus

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Adnexa

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Accessory or adjoining anatomical parts of an organ

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Orbit

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Eye socket

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Canthus

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Angle where the upper & lower eyelids meet

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Upper & lower eyelids, eyebrows, & eyelashes

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Help protect the eyeball from foreign matter, excessive light, and injuries due to other causes

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Cilia

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Small hairs that make up the eyelashes & eyebrows

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Tarsus

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Framework within the upper & lower eyelids that provide the necessary stiffness & shape

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Conjunctiva

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The transparent mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid and continues to form a protective covering over the exposed surface of the eyeball

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Lacrimal apparatus

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Produces, stores, and removes tears

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Lacrimal fluid

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Tears

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Eyeball

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Globe

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Optic

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Pertaining to eye or sight

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Ocular

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Pertaining to eye

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Extraocular

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Outside the eyeball

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Intraocular

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Inside the eyeball

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Sclera

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White of the eye, maintains the shape of the eye & protects the delicate inner layers of tissue

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Choroid

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Opaque middle layer of the eyeball that contains many blood vessels and provides the blood supply for the entire eye

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Retina

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Receives nerve impulses and transmits them to the brain via optic nerve

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Iris

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Color of the eye, the muscles control the amount of light that is allowed to enter the eye thru the pupil

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Cornea

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Transparent outer surface of the eye covering the iris & pupil, focuses light rays entering the eye

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Pupil

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Black circular opening in the center of the iris that permits light to enter the eye

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Accommodation

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Process of where eyes make adjustments for seeing objects at various distances; adjustments include narrowing and dilation

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Refraction

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Ability of the lens to bend light rays so they focus on the retina

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Emmetropia

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Normal relationship between the refractive power of the eye and the shape of the eye that enables light rays to focus correctly on the retina

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Convergence

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Inward movement of the eyes toward each other

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Visual acuity

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Ability to distinguish object details and shape at a distance

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Ophthalmologist

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Specializes in diagnosing and treating full spectrum of diseases & disorders of the eyes, from vision correction to eye surgery

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Optometrist

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Specializes in measuring the accuracy of vision to determine whether corrective lenses are needed

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Optician

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Practitioner who designs, fits, and dispenses lenses for vision correction

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Blepharoptosis

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Drooping of the upper eyelid that's usually due to paralysis

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Chalazion

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Cyst on upper eyelid caused by obstruction of sebaceous gland; type of granuloma

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Ectropion

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Eversion of the edge of an eyelid

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Entropion

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Inversion of the edge of an eyelid

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Hordeolum

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Stye; pus filled and often painful lesion on the eyelid resulting from an acute infection in a sebaceous gland

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Periorbital edema

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Swelling of tissues surrounding the eye or eyes which can be caused by an allergic reaction, nephrotic syndrome, or cellulitis

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Conjunctivitis

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Inflammation of conjunctiva that is usually caused by an infection or allergy

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Dacryoadenitis

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Inflammation of lacrimal gland caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal

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Subconjunctival hemorrhage

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Bleeding underneath conjunctiva

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Xerophthalmia

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Dry eye associated with aging or lack of Vitamin A

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Anisocoria

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Pupils are unequal in size

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Cataract

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Loss of transparency of the lens that causes a progressive loss of visual acuity

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Photopsia

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Presence of flashes of light caused by damage to eye or migraine headache

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Miosis

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Contraction of pupil (small pupil)

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Mydriasis

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Dilation of pupil(enlarged pupil)

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Nystagmus

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Involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of eyeball that can be congenital or neurological injury or drug use

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Papilledema

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Choked disk, swelling or inflammation of optic nerve

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Glaucoma

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Increased intraocular pressure that causes damage to the retinal nerve fibers and the optic nerve. Increase in pressure is caused by a blockage of flow of fluid out of the eye

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Hemianopia

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Blindness in one-half of vision field

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Monochromatism

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Color blindness

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Nyctalopia

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Night blindness

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Photophobia

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Excessive sensitivity to light

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Presbyopia

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Common changes in eyes occurring with age

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Strabismus

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Eyes point in different directions or are not aligned correctly

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Esotropia

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Cross eyed

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Exotropia

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Walleye

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Refractive disorder

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Focusing problem when lens & cornea don't bend light

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Ametropia

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Error of refraction; Images don't focus properly on the retina

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Astigmatism

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Eye does not focus properly because of uneven curvatures of the cornea

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Hyperopia

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Farsightedness

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Myopia

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Near sightedness

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Blindness

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Inability to see

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Amblyopia

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Dimness of vision or partial loss of sight, especially in one eye without detectable disease of the eye

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Scotoma

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Blind spot

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Snellen chart

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Used to measure visual acuity

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Ophthalmoscopy

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Funduscopy

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Tarsorrhaphy

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Suturing of upper & lower eyelids

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Enuclation

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Removal of eyeball

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Retinopexy

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Surgical fixation or retina

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Pinna

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Auricle, outer ear; captures & transmits sound waves into external auditory canal

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Cerumen

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Earwax

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Middle ear

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Transmits sound across the space between inner & outer ear

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Tympanic membrane

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Eardrum

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Auditory ossicles

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Three small bones in middle ear

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Malleus

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Hammer

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Incus

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Anvil

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Stapes

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Stirrup

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Inner ear

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Sensory receptors for hearing & balance

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Cochlea

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Snail shapes structure in inner ear and is where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses

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Semicircular canals

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Contains liquid endolymph and sensitive hair like cells ; sets up impulses is nerve fibers to help maintain equilibrium

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Audiologist

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Specializes in measurement of hearing function & in rehab of people with hearing impairments

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Eustachian tube

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Auditory tube that leads from middle ear to nasal cavity & throat

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Impacted cerumen

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Accumulation of earwax

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Otalgia

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Earache

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Otitis

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Inflammation of ear

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Otomycosis

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Fungal infection of external auditory canal

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Airplane, driving thru mountains

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Otopyorrhea

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Flow of pus from ear

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Otorrhea

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Discharge from ear

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Ororrhagia

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Bleedng from ear

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Barotrauma

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Pressure related ear condition

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Mastoiditis

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Inflammation of part of mastoid bone cells

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Infectious myringitis

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Contagious inflammation that causes painful blisters on eardrum

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Otitis media

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Inflammation of middle ear

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Otosclerosis

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Hardening of bones of middle ear

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Vertigo

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Whirling, dizziness

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Tinnitus

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Ringing, buzzing, roaring sound of one or both ears

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Otoplasty

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Surgical repair of ears

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Mastoidectomy

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Surgical removal of mastoid cells

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Myringotomy

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Incision in eardrum to relieve pressure from excess pus or fluid

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Tympanoplasty

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Repair of damaged middle ear