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37 Cards in this Set
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auricle,pinna
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visual projection of the outer ear
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audi/o
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hearing
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labyrinth/o
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inner ear
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ot/o
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ear
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myring/o;typmpan/o
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tympanic membrane;eardrum
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-acusia
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hearing
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-cusis
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hearing
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otopyorrhea
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discharge of pus from the ear
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tympanostomy
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forming an opening in the tympanic membrane
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audiometer
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instrument to measure hearing
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anacusia
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not hearing;deafness
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presbyacusis
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hearing loss associated with old age
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Meniere disease
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disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing
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otitis media
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infection of the middle ear caused by viral or bacteria pathogen
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otitis externa
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"swimmer's ear"; infection of the external auditory canal
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pressure equalizing tubes
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tubes that are inserted through the tympanic membrane commonly to treat chronic otitis media
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tinnitus
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perception of ringing,hissing,or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present
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vertigo
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hallucination of movement or a feeling of spinning or dizziness
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syncope
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fainting
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otoplasty
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corrective surgery for a deformed or excessively large or small pinna
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tympanoplasty
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reconstruction of the ear drum,commonly due to perforation; also called myringoplasty
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Rinne test
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tuning fork test that evaluates bone conduction vs air conduction
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Weber test
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tuning fork test that evaluates bone conduction of sound in both ears at the same time
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EOM
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extraocular movement
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AD
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RIGHT EAR
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OD
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RIGHT EYE
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AS
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LEFT EAR
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OS
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LEFT EYE
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PERRLA
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pupils equal,round and reactive to light and accommodation
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AU
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BOTH EARS
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ENT
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EAR NOSE AND THROAT
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OM
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OTITIS MEDIA
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PE
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PHYSICAL EXAM;PULMONARY EMBOLI;PRESSURE EQUALIZING TUBES
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URI
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UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
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cerumen
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ear wax
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retinoblastoma
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neoplastic disease found primarily in children
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myringotomy;tympanotomy
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incision of the eardrum
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