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Ear and Eye

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AD   Right Ear  
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AS   Left Ear  
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HEENT   Head, Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat  
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ENT   Ears, Nose, and Throat  
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PE Tube   Pressure-Equalizing Tube  
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EENT   Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat  
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IOL   Intraocular Lens  
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OD   Right Eye  
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PERRLA   Pupils Equal Round and Reactive to Light and Accomodation  
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OS   Left Eye  
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VA   Visual Aquity  
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OU   Both Eyes  
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VF   Visual Field  
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Dark opening of the eye, surrounded by the iris   Pupil  
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Fibrous transparent layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eyeball   Cornea  
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Middle, vascular layer of the eye, between the retina and the sclera   Choroid  
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Colored, pigmented membrane surrounding the pupil of the eye   Iris  
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Tough, white outer coat of the eyeball   Sclera  
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Structure on each side of the lens that connects the choroid and the iris   Ciliary Body  
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Light-sensitive nerve cell layer of the eye containing photoreceptor cell (rods and cones)   Retina  
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Delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the anterior eyeball   Conjunctiva  
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Farsightedness   Hyperopia  
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Degenerative eye disease in which protein in the lens aggregates and clouds vision   Cataract  
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Small, hard, cystic mass (granuloma) on eyelid, resulting from chronic inflammation of a sebaceous gland   Chalazion  
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Repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes   Nystagmus  
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Impairment of vision as a result of old age   Presbyopia  
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Inward turning of an eye   Esotropia  
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Nearsightedness   Myopia  
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Normal adjustment of eye to focus on objects from far to near   Accommodation  
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Procedure performed to remove lens, cataract extraction   Phacoemulsification  
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Outward turning of eye   Exotropia  
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Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming)in the ears   Tinnitus  
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Inflammation of the inner ear that usually results from an acute febrile process   Labyrinthitis  
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Sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects   Verigo  
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Inflammation of the middle ear   Otitis media  
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Testing the sense of hearing   Audiometry  
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Procedure to repair a damaged eardrum, stop infection and improve hearing   Tympanoplasty  
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Removal of an infected portion of the bone behind the ear   Mastoidectomy  
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An infection of the external auditory canal   Otitis Externa  
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Surgical puncture of the tympanic membrane for the removal of fluid or drainage of pus   Myringotomy  
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Surgically implanted device allowing sensorineural hearing impaired persons to understand speech   Cochlear implant  
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Another name for Otitis Externa   Swimmer's ear  
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Cross-eyed is also referred to as   Esotropia  
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Another name for myringotomy   Tympanotomy  
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A disease of the eye that is also called Madras Eye and can be acute or chronic   Conjunctivitis  
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Cause by diabetes, this condition attacks the retina of the eye   Diabetic retinopathy  
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A condition of the eye that is cause by increased pressure in the fluid and interferes with the optic nerve   Glaucoma  
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Snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear   Cochlea  
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Flap of the ear   Auricle, Pinna  
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Membrane between the outer and middle ear   Tympanic membrane, eardrum  
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Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx   Eustachian tube, Auditory tube  
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Channel that leads from the flap of the ear to the eardrum   Auditory canal, Auditory meatus  
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Central cavity of the labyrinth (maze-like series of canals of inner ear)   Vestibule  
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List the 3 ossicles in the middle ear from Pinna towards the oval window   Malleus (hammer), incus (anvil), stapes (stirrup)  
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Disorder of the labyrinth of inner ear, 3rd most common cause of vertigo   Meniere's disease  
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Collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear. Most often occurs with chronic ear infections   Cholesteatoma  
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