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Ch 06 A Terms
Acquiring Medical Language
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| blepharitis | eyelid inflammation |
| blepharoconjuctivitis | inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva |
| dacrocystitis | inflammation of the tear sac |
| dacryoadenitis | inflammation of the tear gland |
| dacrohemorrhea | discharge of blood in tears |
| dacryolithiasis | a presence of hard formations (stones) in the tear duct |
| dacryostenosis | narrowing of the tear duct |
| oculomycosis | fungal eye condition |
| oculopathy | eye disease |
| opthalmatrophy | atrophy (wasting away) of the eye |
| opthalmitis | inflammation of th eeye |
| opthalmyomycosis | fungal eye condition |
| opthalmomytis | inflammation of the eye muscles |
| opthalmopathy | eye disease |
| trickiasis | condition caused by eyelashes growing backward and coming in contact with the eye |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva (also known as pink eye) |
| keratitis | inflammation of the cornea |
| keratopathy | disease of the cornea |
| sclerectasia | over expansion of the sclera |
| scleroiritis | inflammation of the sclera and iris |
| sclerokeratitis | inflammation of the sclera and cornea |
| sclerokeratoiritis | inflammation of the sclera, cornea and iris |
| aniridia | absence of an iris |
| aphakia | absence of a lens |
| cataract | opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye |
| corneal abrasion | scratch on the cornea |
| cyclokeratitis | inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea |
| endophtalmitis | inflammation of the inside of the eye (often a complication from intraocular surgery) |
| iridemia | bleeding from the iris |
| iridocyclitis | inflammation of the iris and ciliary body |
| iridokeratitis | inflammation of the iris and cornea |
| iridopathy | disease of the iris |
| iritis | inflammation of the iris |
| optic neuritis | inflammation of the optic nerve |
| phakitis | inflammation of the lensretinitis |
| retinitis | inflammation of the retina |
| retinopathy | inflammation of the retina |
| retinosis | retinal condition |
| cerumen impaction | buildup of ear wax blocking the ear canal |
| mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid |
| otitis externa | inflammation of the outer ear |
| otomycosis | fungal ear infection |
| aerotitas | inflammation of the ear caused by air |
| conductive hearing loss | hearing loss caused by sound not getting to the middle ear (due to blockages) |
| myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
| myringodermatitis | inflammation of the eardrum and the surrounding skin |
| myringomycosis | fungal condition of the eardrum |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| otosclerosis | hearing loss caused by hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
| rhinosalpingitis | inflammation of the nose and eustachian tibed |
| acoustic neuroma | tumor on the acoustic nerve |
| cochleitis | inflammation of the cochlea |
| labyrnthitis | inflammation of the labrinth |
| sensorineural hearing loss | hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain |
| vestibular neuritis | inflammation of the vestibular nerve |
| vestibulitis | inflammation of the vestibule |
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