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Turley - Otolaryngology

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ot/o-   ear  
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laryng/o   throat  
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pinna   external ear  
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auricle   external ear  
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external auditory meatus (EAM)   opening in the external ear  
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external auditory canal (EAC)   canal within the external ear  
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cerumen   ear wax  
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tympanic membrane   ear drum  
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tragus   triangular cartilage anterior to the EAM  
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mastoid process   a bony projection of the temporal bone, found just behind the external air (it is filled with tiny air cells)  
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myring/o   tympanic membrane (ear drum)  
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ossicle   small bone  
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nares   nostrils  
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labi/o-   lip  
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bucc/o-   cheek  
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adenoids   lymphoid tissue found on the roof and walls of the nasopharynx  
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acoustic neuroma   benign tumor of the vestibulocochlear nerve  
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cholesteatoma   benign tumor in the middle ear, containing cholesterol and epithelial cells  
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otitis externa   bacterial infection of the external ear; "swimmer's ear"  
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vertigo   sensation of motion when the body is not moving  
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epistaxis   nose bleed  
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otitis media   middle ear infection (bacterial), common in children  
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tinnitus   sounds such as roaring, buzzing, hissing, or ringing) that are hear constantly or intermittently, even in a quiet environment  
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anosmia   loss of sense of smell  
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polyp   benign growth of a mucous membrane  
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rhinophyma   redness and hypertrophy of the nose with small to large irregular lumps  
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gloss/o-   tongue  
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cleft lip and palate   congenital defect in which the lip and palate fail to fuse leaving an opening  
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cold sore   lesion caused by a herpes simplex virus infection  
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thrush   yeast infection of the mouth  
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leukoplakia   precancerous condition of the mouth with thickened white patches on the mucous membranes  
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rhinoplasty   surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the nose, "nose job"  
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ENT   Ear, Nose, and Throat  
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