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Chapter 8
The Special Senses: The Ears
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Undergraduate 1
03/05/2008
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Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without
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para-
 Definition
near, alongside, departure from normal
Term
acous, acoust
 Definition
hearing
Term
aud, audi
 Definition
hearing
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aur
 Definition
ear
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labyrinth
 Definition
maze or inner ear
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mast
 Definition
breast
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myring
 Definition
membrane or eardrum
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ot
 Definition
ear
Term
salping
 Definition
tube (usually the Eustachian or Fallopian Tubes)
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staped
 Definition
stirrup, or stapes
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tympan
 Definition
eardrum
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-acusis, -cusis
 Definition
hearing condidtion
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-rrhagia
 Definition
bleeding or hemorrage
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-rrhea
 Definition
excessive discharge (of liquid)
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Cerumen
 Definition
earwax
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malleus
 Definition
hammer
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incus
 Definition
anvil
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auricle
 Definition
ear
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cochlea
 Definition
liquid filled, shell-like channel of the ear
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Estachian Tube
 Definition
connects the throat to the cavity of the inner ear
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anacusis
 Definition
total loss of hearing
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hyperacusis
 Definition
overly sensitive hearing
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otalgia
 Definition
pain of the ear
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tinnitis
 Definition
ringing or buzzing in the ears
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vertigo
 Definition
a sensation of dizziness
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Menirer's Disease
 Definition
ringing of the ear and dizziness
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