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| external structure located on both sides of the head; the auricle directs sound waves into the external auditory meatus |
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| external auditory meatus (canal) |
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| short tube that ends at the tympanic membrane; the inner part lies within the temporal bone of the skull and contains the glands that secrete earwax (cerumen) |
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| tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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| semitransparent membrane that sparates the external auditory meatus and the middle ear cavity |
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| connects the middle ear and the pharynx; it equalizes air pressure on both sides of the eardrum |
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| bones of the middle ear that carry sound vibrations; the ossicles are composed of the malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), and stapes (stirrup); the stapes connects to the oval window which transmits the sound vibrations to the inner ear |
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| bony spaces within the temporal bone of the skull; it contains the cochlea, semicircular canals, and vestibule |
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| snail-shaped and contains the organ of hearing; the cochlea connects to the oval window in the middle ear |
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| semicircular canals and vestibule |
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| contains receptors and endolymph that help the body maintain its sense of balance (equilibrium) |
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| located in the skull bone behind the external auditory meatus |
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| tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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| tympanic membrane (eardrum), middle ear |
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| inflammation of the labyrinth (inner ear) |
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| inflammation of the mastoid bone |
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| inflammation of the tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
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| inflammation of the ear and the mastoid bone |
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| abnormal condition of fungus in the ear (usually affects the external auditory meatus) |
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| discharge of pus from the ear |
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| hardening of the ear (stapes) (caused by irregular bone development and resulting in hearing loss) |
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| inflammation of the middle ear (also called otitis media) |
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| benign tumor within the auditory canal growing from the acoustic nerve; may cause hearing loss |
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| tumor of a gland that secretes earwax (cerumen) |
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| chronic disease of the inner ear characterized by dizziness and ringing in the ear and hearing loss |
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| inflammation of the outer ear |
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| inflammation of the middle ear |
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| hearing impairment in old age |
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| a sense that either one's own body (subjective vertigo) or the environment (objective vertigo) is revolving; may indicate inner ear disease |
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| excision of the labyrinth |
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| excision of the mastoid bone |
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| incision into the mastoid bone |
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| surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
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| incision into the tympanic membrane (performed to release pus or fluid and relieve pressure in the middle ear) (also called tympanocentesis) |
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| excision of the stapes (performed to restore hearing in cases of osteosclerosis; the stapes is replaced by a prosthesis) |
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| surgical repair of the middle ear |
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| instrument used to measure (acuteness of) hearing |
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| (graphic) record of hearing |
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| instrument used to measure hearing |
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| instrument used for visual examination of the ear |
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| visual examination of the ear |
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| instrument used to measure middle ear function |
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| measurement (movement) of the tympanic membrane |
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| one who studies and specializes in hearing |
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| physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear |
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| study of the ear (a branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the ear) |
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| otorhinolaryngologist (ENT) |
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| physician who studies and treats diseases of the ear, nose, and larynx (throat) (also called otolaryngologist) |
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| eyes, ears, nose, and throat |
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