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Senses Review
Special Senses Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A state of balance | equilibrium |
| A tube which connects the nose and throat | eustachian tube |
| Accumulation of aqueous humor in the eye | glaucoma |
| An error in refraction | ametropia |
| Acuity | clearness or sharpness of a sensory function |
| Complete deafness | anacusis |
| Condition in which one eye is misaligned with the other or out of synchrony | strabismus |
| Corrective surgery for a deformed pinna | otoplasty |
| Cosmetic surgery removing fatty tissue above and below the eyes | blepharoplasty |
| Defective curve of the cornea or lens | astigmatism |
| Dilation of the pupil | corectasis |
| Discharge of pus from the ear | otopyorrhea |
| Drugs that dilate the pupils | mydriatics |
| Ear pain | otalgia |
| Ear wax | cerumen |
| Evaluation of blood vessels and their leakage in and beneath the retina | fluorescein angiography |
| Excision of the iris | iridectomy |
| Farsightedness | hyperopia |
| Flow of tears | dacryorrhea |
| Impaired vision in dim light aka nightblindness | nyctalopia |
| Incision of the cornea for treatment of nearsightedness | radial keratotomy (RK) |
| Otitis externa | infection of the external auditory canal |
| Otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| amblyopia | lazy eye syndrome |
| Presbyopia | loss of accommodation associated with the aging process |
| Anosmia | loss of sense of smell |
| Audiometry | measurement of hearing acuity |
| Phacoemulsification | method of treating cataracts that disintegrates a cloudy lens, and is then aspirated and removed |
| Optometrist | one who specializes in eye measurements |
| Cataracts | opacities on the lens |
| Tinnitus | perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears |
| Olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| Blepharoptosis | prolapse of the eyelid |
| Tympanoplasty | reconstruction of the eardrum |
| Semicircular canals | responsible for balance |
| Achromatopsia | severe congenital deficiency in colour perception |
| Incus | shaped like an anvil |
| Malleus | shaped like a hammer |
| Stapes | shaped like a stirrup |
| Ear canal | slender tube through which sound waves travel to the middle ear |
| Chalazion | small, hard, tumour on the eyelid |
| Cochlea | snail shaped inner ear structure; first structure of the inner ear |
| Hordeolum | stye |
| Gustation | taste |
| Cornea | the clear, transparent portion of the sclera |
| Sclera | the white of the eye |
| Antiemetics | treat and prevent nausea, vomiting, dizzyness and vertigo |
| Nystagmus | type of involuntary eye movements |
| Photophobia | unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light |
| Metamorphopsia | visual distortion of objects |
| Aqueous humor | colourless fluid found in the posterior and anterior chambers, provides nourishment for the lens and cornea, produced by the ciliary body and drained by the canal of schlemm |
| Acc | accomodation |
| ARMD,AMD | age related macular degeneration |
| Ast | astigmatism |
| ENG | electronystagmography |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| LASIK | laser assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| AC | air conduction |
| BC | bone conduction |
| ENT | ears, nose and throat |
| NIHL | noise induced hearing loss |
| O.D. | doctor of optometry |
| RK | radial keratotomy |
| SLE | slit-lamp examination |
| ST | esotropia |
| VA | visual acuity test |
| VF | visual field |
| XT | exotropia |
| OM | otitis media |
| PE | pressure equalizing (tube) |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| Cones | functions in bright light, produces colour vision |
| Rods | functions in dim light, produces black & white |
| Conjunctiva | covers the outer surface of the eyeball, |
| Vestibular system | controls balance and eye movements, contains the semicircular canals and the vestibule |
| Fovea | centre of the macula, composed of only cones, provides the greatest acuity for colour vision |
| Mastoid Process | one of the temporal bones which encloses the sinuses |
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