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| the skin-lined tube extending from the auricle to the eardrum |
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| a series of fluid-filled canals or channels within the mastoid process of the temporal bone also called the inner ear |
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| the breast shaped projection near the base of the temporal bone that houses the middle and inner ear |
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| a small air-filled cavity between the eardrum and the inner ear |
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| the waxy substance produced by the glands lining the external auditory canal. |
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| spiral shaped, series of fluid filled channels within the inner ear that contains the organ of corti |
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| this tube connects the throat with the tympanic cavity of the middle ear |
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| the middle of the three auditory ossicoles and is shaped like a anvil |
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| the first of the three ossicle of the middle ear and is shaped like a hammer |
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| contains the tympanic membrane and the ossicles |
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| an area within the cochlea that contains the sensory receptors for audation connected to sensory nerves that send impulses to the brain |
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| three looped shaped fluid filled canals that detect changes in body position |
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| the third of the three ossicles that's shaped like a stirrup |
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| the chamber joining the semicircular canals with the cochlea and containing sensory receptos that respond to body position for the sense of equillibrium |
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| abnormal drainage of the ear |
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| partial loss or impaired hearing |
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| a benign tumor that arises from the auditory nerve |
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| excessive buildup of earwax in the external auditory canal |
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| a chonic disease of the inner ear that includes symptoms of tinnitus and dizziness |
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| inflammation of the eardrum; tympanitis |
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| inflammation of the external auditory canal |
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| inflammation of the middle ear |
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| abnormal formation of bone between the stapes and the oval window |
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| hearing impairment that associated with old age |
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| a procedure that measures hearing using an acoumeter |
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| the removal of mastoid process by removing air cells from within the mastoid process by cutting or drilling away the bony interconnections |
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| incision into the mastoid process |
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| surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
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| incision into the tympanic membrane usually to release pus and relieve pressure |
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| procedure that evaluates tympanic membrane elasticity by measuring its movement using a tympanomter |
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| surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
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