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Bonewit chapter 6
eye and ear asssessment and procedures
Question | Answer |
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Audiometer | an instrument used to measure hearing acuity quantitatively for the various frequencies of sound waves. |
Canthus | the junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eye |
Cerumen | ear wax |
Hyperopia | farsightedness |
Impacted | wedged firmly together so as to be immovable |
Instillation | the dropping of a liquid into a body cavity |
Irrigation | the washing of a body canal with a flowing solution |
Myopia | nearsidedness |
Otoscope | an instrument used to examine the external ear canal and tympanic membrane |
Presbyopia | a decrease in the elasticity of the lens that occours with aging,resulting in a decreased ability to focus on close thigs |
Refraction | the deflection or bending of light reays by a lens |
Tympanic membrane | a thin,semitransparent membrane between the external ear canal and the middle ear that receives and transmits sound waves.Also known as the eardrumb |