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Bonewit chapter 6
Question | Answer |
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An instrument used to measure hearing acuity quantitatively for the various frequencies of sound waves | Audiometer |
the junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eye | cathus |
ear wax | cerumen |
farsightedness | hyperopia |
wedged firmly together so as to be immovable | impacted |
the dropping of a liquid into a body cavity | instillation |
the washing of a body canal with a flowing solution | irrigation |
Nearsightedness | myopia |
an instrument used to examine the external ear canal and tympanic membrane | otoscope |
a decrease in the elasticity of the lens that occurs with aging, resulting in a decreased ability to focus on close objects | presbyopia |
the deflection of bending of light rays by a lens | refraction |
a thin semitransparent membrane between the external ear canal and the middle ear that recieves and transmits sound waves. Also known as the eardrum | tympanic membrane |