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Special Senses Spelling List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amblyopia | Lazy eye syndrome |
| ametropia | An error in refraction causing poor focus |
| anosmia | Loss of sense of smell |
| astigmatism | Defective curvature of the cornea or lens |
| audition | Hearing |
| blepharoptosis | Prolapse of the eyelid |
| cataracts | Opacities on the lens or the capsule that encloses the lens, causing loss of vision |
| cerumen | A waxy secretion produced by the glands of the external ear canal to prevent the entrance of tiny foreign particles |
| ciliary muscles | Muscles wich relax or contract to alter the shape of the lens, making it thicker or thinner, thus enabling the light rays to focus upon the retina |
| cochlea | Snail shaped inner ear structure |
| corectasis | Dilation of the pupil |
| cornea | The clear, transparent portion of the sclera, anterior to the lens |
| cycloplegic agents | Agents which paralyze ciliary muscles, causing dilation of the pupils |
| dacryocystorhinostomy | Creation of an opening into the nose for draining of tears |
| dacryorrhea | flow of tears |
| ear canal | Slender tube lined with glands, through which sound waves travel to the middle ear |
| equilibrium | A state of balance, controlled bby the semicircular canals and the vestibule |
| iridectomy | Excision of the iris |
| iritis | Inflammation of the iris |
| keratocentesis | Surgical puncture of the cornea |
| lacrimal | Pertaining to a tear |
| malleus | One of the three bones of the middle ear, shaped like a hammer |
| mastoid process | One of the temporal bones which encloses the sinuses |
| olfactory | Pertaining to smell |
| ophthalmoplegia | Paralysis of the eye |
| optometrist | One who specializes in eye measurements |
| ossicles | Three tiny articulating bones in the middle ear |
| otalgia | Ear pain |
| otitis media | Inflammation of the middle ear |
| otopyorrhea | Discharge or pus from the ear |
| otosclerosis | Hardening if the spongy bone around the oval window of the ear, causing hearing loss |
| retinitis pigmentosa | Chronic progressive disease of degenreation of the retina and atrophy of the optic nerve |
| sclera | The white if the eye, composed of a tough, fiberous tissue which serves as a protective shield for the more sensitive structures underneath |
| semicircular canals | One of the three structures of the inner ear, responsible for balance |
| strabismus | Condition in which one eye is misaligned with the otheror out of synchrony |
| stapes | One of the three bines of the middle ear; shaped like stirrups |
| vestibule | A chamber that joins the cochlea and semicircular canals |
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DawnLangridge
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