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Special Senses
PURPLE MOD
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| URI | upper respitatory infection |
| PE | pressure equalizing (tube) |
| OM | otitis media |
| XT | exotropia |
| VF | visual field |
| VA | visutal acuity |
| ST | esotropia |
| SLE | slit-lamp examination |
| RK | radial keratomy |
| OD | Doctor of optometery |
| NIHL | noise-induced hearing loss |
| ENT | ears, nose, throat |
| BC | bone conduction |
| AC | air conduction |
| LASIK | laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis |
| IOP | intraocular pressure |
| IOL | intraocular lens |
| ENG | electronystagmography |
| Ast | astigmatism |
| ARMD, AMD | age-related mascular degeneration |
| Acc | accommodation |
| Where are the ossicles located? | tympanic membrane |
| What is otosclerosis? | abnormal hardening of the ossicles |
| What is mascular degeneration? | deterioration of the macula |
| What are the specific sensations? | Vision, Smell, Taste, Hearing, Equilibrum |
| What is an otolaryngologist? | treats the disorders of ear, nose and throat |
| What are the 3 tunics of the eye? | fiberous, vascular, sensory |
| What are the functions of the ear? | hearing, equilibrum |
| Describe the vitreous humor | jellylike subtance that fills the interior of the eye |
| Describe the vestibular system | controls balance and eye movements, consisits of semicircular canals + the vestibule |
| Describe the pupil | perforated centre of the iris |
| Describe the fovea | in the centre of a macula, provides the greatest acuity for colour vision |
| Describe the conjunctive | lines the outer surface of the eye and lines the eyelids |
| Describe rods | function in dim light, produce black and white vision |
| Describe cones | function in bright light, produce colour vision |
| Describe the aqueous humor | found in poterior and anterior chamber, produced by ciliary body, provides nourishment for the lens and corena, drained by canal of schlemm slide |
| metamorphpsia | visual distortion of objects |
| photophobia | unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light |
| nystagmus | type of involuntary eye movements |
| antiemetics | treat and prevent nausea, vomitting, dizziness, and vertigo |
| sclera | the white of the eye |
| corena | the clear, transparent portion of the eye |
| gustation | taste |
| hordeolum | stye |
| cochlea | snail-shaped inner ear structure; first structure of the inner ear |
| chalazion | small, hard tumor on the eyelid |
| ear canal | slender tube through which sound waves travel to the middle ear |
| stapes | shaped like stirrups |
| malleus | shaped like hammer |
| incus | shaped like an anvil |
| achromatopsia | severe congential deficiency in colour preception |
| semicircular canals | responsible for balance |
| tympanoplasty | reconstruction of the eardrum |
| blepharoptosis | prolapse of the eyelid |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| tinnitus | preception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears |
| cataracs | opacities on the lens |
| optometrist | one who specializes in eye measurements |
| Phacoemulsification | Method of treating cataracts that disintegrates a cloudy lens, and is then aspirated and removed |
| Audiometry | Measurement of hearing acuity |
| Anosmia | Loss of sense of smell |
| Presbyopia | Loss of accommodation associated with the aging process |
| Amblyopia | Lazy eye syndrome |
| Otitis media | Inflammation of the middle ear |
| Otitis externa | Infection of the external auditory canal |
| (RK)radial keratotomy | Incision of the cornea for treatment of nearsightedness |
| Nyctalopia | Impaired vision in dim light aka night blindness |
| dacryorrhea | Flow of tears |
| Hyperopia | Farsightedness |
| Iridectomy | Excision of the iris |
| Fluorescein angiography | Evaluation of blood vessels and their leakage in and beneath the retina |
| Cerumen | Ear wax |
| Otalgia | Ear pain |
| Mydriatics | Drugs that dilate the pupils |
| otopyorrhea | Discharge of pus from the ear |
| Corectasis | Dilation of the pupil |
| Astigmatism | Defective curvature of the cornea or lens |
| Blepharoplasty | Cosmetic surgery removing fatty tissue above and below the eyes |
| Otoplasty | Corrective surgery for a deformed pinna |
| Strabismus | Condition in which one eye is misaligned with the other or out of synchrony |
| Anacusis | Complete deafness |
| Acuity | Clearness or sharpness of a sensory function |
| Ametropia | An error in refraction |
| Glaucoma | Accumulation of aqueous humor in the eye |
| Eustachian tube | A tube which connects the nose and throat |
| Equilibrium | A state of balance |
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