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Ostreidae
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D010125 |
[A family of marine mollusks in the class BIVALVIA, commonly known as oysters. They have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle.
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Otitis
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D010031 |
[Inflammation of the ear, which may be marked by pain (EARACHE), fever, HEARING DISORDERS, and VERTIGO. Inflammation of the external ear is OTITIS EXTERNA; of the middle ear, OTITIS MEDIA; of the inner ear, LABYRINTHITIS.
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Otitis Externa
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D010032 |
[Inflammation of the OUTER EAR including the external EAR CANAL, cartilages of the auricle (EAR CARTILAGE), and the TYMPANIC MEMBRANE.
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Otitis Media
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D010033 |
[Inflammation of the MIDDLE EAR including the AUDITORY OSSICLES and the EUSTACHIAN TUBE.
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Otitis Media with Effusion
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D010034 |
[Inflammation of the middle ear with a clear pale yellow-colored transudate.
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Otitis Media, Suppurative
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D010035 |
[Inflammation of the middle ear with purulent discharge.
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Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous
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D017084 |
[Self-generated faint acoustic signals from the inner ear (COCHLEA) without external stimulation. These faint signals can be recorded in the EAR CANAL and are indications of active OUTER AUDITORY HAIR CELLS. Spontaneous otoacoustic emissions are found in all classes of land vertebrates.
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Otolaryngologists
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D000072220 |
[Physicians specializing in the treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.
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Otolaryngology
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D010036 |
[A surgical specialty concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose, and throat.
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Otolithic Membrane
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D010037 |
[A gelatinous membrane overlying the acoustic maculae of SACCULE AND UTRICLE. It contains minute crystalline particles (otoliths) of CALCIUM CARBONATE and protein on its outer surface. In response to head movement, the otoliths shift causing distortion of the vestibular hair cells which transduce nerve signals to the BRAIN for interpretation of equilibrium.
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Otologic Surgical Procedures
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D013506 |
[Surgery performed on the external, middle, or internal ear.
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Otomycosis
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D059249 |
[Fungus infection of the external ear, usually by ASPERGILLUS species
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Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
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D010038 |
[Pathological processes of the ear, the nose, and the throat, also known as the ENT diseases.
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Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms
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D010039 |
[A general concept for tumors or cancer of any part of the EAR; the NOSE; the THROAT; and the PHARYNX. It is used when there is no specific heading.
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Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
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D013517 |
[Surgery performed on the ear and its parts, the nose and nasal cavity, or the throat, including surgery of the adenoids, tonsils, pharynx, and trachea.
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Otosclerosis
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D010040 |
[Formation of spongy bone in the labyrinth capsule which can progress toward the STAPES (stapedial fixation) or anteriorly toward the COCHLEA leading to conductive, sensorineural, or mixed HEARING LOSS. Several genes are associated with familial otosclerosis with varied clinical signs.
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Otoscopes
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D019720 |
[Instruments designed to inspect or auscultate the ear. They are designed primarily to examine the outer ear canal and tympanic membrane by means of light and air under moderate pressure, as with a pneumatic otoscope. (UMDNS, 1999)
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Otoscopy
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D038781 |
[Examination of the EAR CANAL and eardrum with an OTOSCOPE.
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Ototoxicity
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D000081015 |
[A condition associated with the use of certain medications (e.g., AMINOGLYCOSIDES and CISPLATIN) that cause functional impairments of the INNER EAR characterized by transient or permanent dysequilibrium, HEARING LOSS, and/or TINNITUS.
, Damage to the EAR or its function secondary to exposure to toxic substances such as drugs used in CHEMOTHERAPY; IMMUNOTHERAPY; or RADIATION.
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Otters
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D010041 |
[Genus of Old World otters.
, Fish-eating carnivores of the family MUSTELIDAE, found on both hemispheres.
, Genus of New World otters.
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