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• Ear — The ear is the sense organ that detects sounds. The vertebrate ear shows a common biology from fish to humans, with variations in structure according to order and species. It not only acts as a receiver for sound, but plays a major role in the… …   Wikipedia

• ear disease — ▪ human Introduction       any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human ear and hearing.       Impaired hearing (deafness) is, with rare exception, the result of disease or abnormality of the outer, middle, or inner ear. Serious… …   Universalium

• Ear piercing — The practice of using a needle or needle gun to make holes through the ear lobe or other parts of the ear for wearing jewelry. When done under hygienic conditions, there is little danger from ear piercing other than localized and transitory… …   Medical dictionary

• Inflammation — Toes inflamed by Chilblains Inflammation (Latin, īnflammō, “I ignite, set alight”) is part of the complex biological response of vascular tissues to harmful stimuli, such as pathogens, damaged cells, or irritants …   Wikipedia

• Ear — The hearing organ. There are three sections of the ear, according to the anatomy textbooks. They are the outer ear (the part we see along the sides of our head behind the temples), the middle ear, and the inner ear. But in terms of function, the… …   Medical dictionary

• Ear canal — External acoustic meatus Anatomy of the human ear. Latin meatus acusticus externus Gray s …   Wikipedia

• Ear infection, middle (acute) — Acute middle ear infection, medically called acute otitis media is inflammation of the middle ear. Acute otitis media typically causes fluid in the middle ear accompanied by signs or symptoms of ear infection: a bulging eardrum usually… …   Medical dictionary

• ear squeeze — ▪ physiology also called  Aerotitis, Aero otitis, Barotitis, or Baro otitis,         effects of a difference in pressure between the internal ear spaces and the external ear canal. These effects may include severe pain, inflammation, bleeding,… …   Universalium

• Middle ear — Malleus Tensor Tympani Incus Stapedius …   Wikipedia

• Surfer's Ear — is the common name for exostosis, abnormal bone growth, within the ear canal. Surfer s ear is not the same as swimmer s ear.Over time irritation from cold wind and water cause the bone surrounding the ear canal to develop lumps of new bony growth …   Wikipedia

• swimmer's ear — noun : inflammation of the canal in the outer ear that is characterized by itching, redness, swelling, pain, discharge, and sometimes hearing loss and that typically occurs when water trapped in the outer ear during swimming becomes infected with …   Useful english dictionary