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20 Cards in this Set
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cochlea
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Snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear; containing hearing sensitive receptor cells.
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eustachian tube
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Auditory tube
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incus
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Second ossicle (bone) of the middle ear; incus means anvil.
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malleus
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First ossicle of the middle ear; malleus means hammer.
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ossicle
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Small bone of the ear; includes the malleus, incus and stapes.
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pinna
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Auricle; flap of the ear.
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semicircular canals
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Passages in the inner ear associated with maintaining equilibrium.
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stapes
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Third ossicle of the middle ear. Stapes means stirrup.
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tympanic membrane
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Membrane between the outer and the middle ear, also called the ear drum.
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acous/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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auricl/o
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ear
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ot/o
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ear
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Three combining words for ear
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aur/o, auricl/o, ot/o
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-cusis
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hearing
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Meniere's disease
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Disorder of the labyrinth of the inner ear; elevated endolymph pressure within the cochlea and semicircular canals.
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otitis media
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Inflammation of the middle ear
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tinnitus
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Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in ears.
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vertigo
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Sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects.
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cochlear implant
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Surgically implanted device allowing sensorineural hearing-impaired persons to understand speech.
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