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Flashcards in COMBINING FORMS: THE EAR Deck (13)
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1
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Tragus

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origin: Tragos
meaning: Goat

2
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Tympanic/Tympani

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origin: Tympanon
meaning: Drum

3
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Malleus

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origin: Malleus
meaning: Hammer

4
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Incus

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origin: Incus
meaning: Anvil

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Stapes

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origin: Stapes
meaning: Stirrup

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Vestibule/ vestibuli

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origin: Vestibulum
meaning: Entrance,court

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Ampulla

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origin: Amphora
meaning: Tall jug with two handles

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Cupula

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origin: Cupula
meaning: Dome

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Utricle

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origin: Uter
meaning: Leather bag

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Scala

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origin: Scala
meaning: Ladder

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Cochlea

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origin: Cochlea
meaning: Snailshell, screw

12
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Modiolus

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origin: Modiolus
meaning: Nave (hub) of a wheel

13
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Helicotrema

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origin: Helix, Trema
meaning: Coil, Hole