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Chapter 11
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blephar | Eyelid |
| Cusis | Hearing |
| Opia | Vision condition |
| Opt | Eye, vision |
| Ot | Ear, hearing |
| Irid | Iris |
| Phank | Lens of eye |
| Presby | Old age |
| Retin | Retina |
| Myring | Eardrum |
| Ophthalm | Eye, vision |
| Scler | Sclear, white of eye |
| Troph | Turn, change |
| Tympan | Tympanic membrane |
| Audiometry | The use of an audiometer to measure hearing acuity |
| Cochlear Implant | Implanted electronic device that can give a deaf person a useful auditory understanding of environment and or hearing and help them to understand speech |
| Conjunctivitis | Pink eye |
| Exotropia | Walleye |
| Iridectomy | Surgical removal of a portion of the tissue of the iris |
| Iritis | Inflammation of the real tract affecting primarily structures in the front of the eye |
| Keratitis | Inflammation of the cornea |
| Mydriasis | Dilation of the pupil of the eye |
| Myopia | Nearsightedness |
| Nystagmus | Involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball that can be congenital or caused by a neurological injury or drug use |
| Ophthalmoscopy | Visual examination of the funds of the eye with an opthalmoscope |
| Otitis Media | Inflammation of the middle ear |
| Otomycosis | Swimmers ear |
| Otopyorrhea | The flow of pus from the ear |
| Otorrhea | Any discharge from the ear |
| Photophobia | Excessive sensitivity to light |
| Ptosis | Dropping of upper eyelid |
| Scleritis | Inflammation of the sclera |
| Xerophthalmia | Dry eyes |
| Extraocular | Outside the eyeball |
| Subconjunctival Hemorrhage | Bleeding between the conjunctiva and the sclera |
| Macular Degeneration | Gradually progressive condition in which the macula at the center of the retina is damaged, resulting in the loss of central vision, but not total blindness |
| Scotoma | Blindspot, abnormal area of diminished vision surrounded by an area of normal vision |
| Visual Field Testing | Perimetry, performed to determine losses in peripheral vision |
| Enucleation | Removal of the eyeball |
| Otalgia | Earache |
| Conductive hearing loss | Occurs when sound waves are prevented from passing from the air to the fluid-filled inner ear |
| Monaural Testing | Involves one ear |
| Tympanoplasty | Surgical correction of a damaged middle ear, either to cure chronic inflammation or to restore function |
| Optician | Designs, fits, dispenses lenses for vision correction |
| Cerumen | Earwax |
| Glaucoma | Diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure that cause damage to the retinal and optic nerve |
| Otosclerosis | The ankylosis of the bones of the middle ear |
| Cataract | Loss of transparency of the lens that causes a progressive loss of visual clarity |
| Sensorineural | Develops when the auditory nerve or hair cells in the inner ear are damaged |
| qid | Four times a day |
| Qt | Total cardiac output |
| R | Right, rectal temperature |
| R/O | Rule out |
| RBC | Red blood cell |
| RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| RR | Respiratory rate |
| RUQ | Right upper quadrant |
| Rx | Prescription |
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