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• 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 — 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 forceps — delicate forceps for ear surgery or extraction of foreign bodies from the ear …   Medical dictionary

• Ear mite — Otodectes cynotis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• Surgery — This article is about the medical specialty. For other uses, see Surgery (disambiguation). A cardiothoracic surgeon performs a mitral valve replacement at the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center. Surgery (from the Greek …   Wikipedia

• ear, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction       organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into electrochemical impulses) and maintains the sense of balance (equilibrium).  The human ear, like …   Universalium

• surgery — /serr jeuh ree/, n., pl. surgeries for 3 5. 1. the art, practice, or work of treating diseases, injuries, or deformities by manual or operative procedures. 2. the branch of medicine concerned with such treatment. 3. treatment, as an operation,… …   Universalium

• Ear Research Foundation — The Ear Research Foundation, located in Sarasota, Florida is a center for research and development and medical education. Dr. Herbert Silverstein is the President and founder of the non profit corporation.ignificanceA division of the Silverstein… …   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 piercing instrument — An ear piercing instrument (commonly referred to as a piercing gun or an ear piercing gun) is a device designed to pierce earlobes by forcing a blunt starter earring through the lobe. Piercing guns may be reusable or disposable. Piercing guns are …   Wikipedia

• Ear puncture — Puncture of the ear drum may be due to an accident for example when something is stuck into the ear. Or it may be due to fluid pressure in the middle ear. Today the ear drum is occasionally punctured on purpose with surgery. A surgically placed… …   Medical dictionary