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Cerumen   Wax-like substance secreted by modified sweat glands in the ear  
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Cochlea   Portion of the inner ear involved in hearing  
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Conductive hearing loss   Caused by abnormalities of the outer or middle ear that interfere with the transmission of sound  
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Equilibrium   Steadiness or balance accompanied by a sense of knwoing where the body is in relationship to surroundings  
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Labyrinth   Bony structure in the inner ear consisting of three parts and involved in balance  
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Meniere's disease   Chronic inner ear disease associated with intermittent build up of fluid in the inner ear  
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Otitis   Inlfammation of the ear  
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Otitis media   Infection of the middle ear  
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Otoliths   Calcium carbonate crystals found in the utrical and saccule of the inner ear  
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Ototoxicity   Damage or toxicity to the ear  
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Presbycusis   Bilateral hearing loss linked to aging and often accompanied by tinnitus  
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Tinnitus   Intermittent or continuous whistling, crackling, squeaking or ringing noise in the ears  
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Tympanic membrane   The eardrum  
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Utricle   Saclike inner ear structure that senses forward and backward motion and side-to-side motion of the head  
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Vertigo   Feeling of spinning space  
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Emesis   Vomiting  
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Saccule   Saclike inner ear structure that senses vertical motion of the head  
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Otosclerosis   Hardening of the bones of the middle ear  
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