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Med Terms 2
Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| estropia | cross eyed |
| diplopia | double vision |
| emmetropia | normal relationship btwn refractive power and shape of eye |
| entropion | turning inward the eyelid edge |
| ectropion | turning outward of the eyelid edge |
| adnexa | accessory structures of an organ |
| ametropia | any error of refraction |
| anisocria | condition in which the pupil are unequal in size |
| amblyopia | dimness of vision |
| astigmatism | lack of focus due to uneven curvature of the cornea |
| otosclerosis | ankylosis of the bones of the middle ear |
| otorrhea | any discharge from the ear |
| otopyorrhea | flow of pus from the ear |
| otomycosis | fungal infection of the auditory canal |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
| presbyopia | changes in the eyes that occur with aging |
| prebycusis | hearing loss associated with aging |
| tinnitus | ringing buzzing or roaring sound in the ears |
| periorbital edema | swelling surrounding the eyes |
| vertigo | whirling dizziness loss of balance |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cusis | hearing |
| iris/o | iris |
| opthalm/o | eye, vision |
| ot/o | ear |
| phak/o | lens of eye |
| presby/o | old age |
| opia | vision condition |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| tempan/o | eardrum |
| scler/o | hard, white of eye |
| retin/o | retina |
| trop/o | turn |
| optician | health care prac who designs, fits and dispenses lenses for vision correction |
| foveacentralis | vision is best, its a pit in the middle of the macula |
| lacrimal canal | crying is the overflowing of tears |
| fluorescein staining | app of flourescent dye to the surface of the eye via eye drops or strip applicator |
| tmpanoplasty | surgical correction of damaged middle ear |
| eustachian tubes | imp in maintaining equal atmospheric pressure within the middle ear |
| canthus | angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet |
| choriod | opaque middle layer of the eyeball |
| mastoid process | temporal bone containing hollow air space that surrounds the middle ear |
| posterior segment | of the eye is lined with the retina and filled with vitreous humor |
| macular degeneration | describes a condition in which central vision is lost but total blindness does not occur |
| subconjunctival hemorrhage | bleeding bewn the conjuctiva and sclera |
| convergence | describes the simultaneous inward mvmt of the eyes toward each other |
| scotoma | blind sopt |
| otalgia | ear ache |
| cerumen | ear wax |
| estraocular | outside the eye ball |
| enucleation | removal of the eyeball |
| visual field testing | a test aka perimetry |
| laser iridotomy | treatment used to treat closed angled glaucoma |
| conductive hearing loss | occurs when sound waves are prevented from passing from the air to the fluid filled inner ear |
| which type of testing involves one ear? | monaural testing |
| meniere's disease | chronic disorder in which the amt of fluid in the inner ear increased intermittently, producing a tax of vertigo, hearing loss |
| retinitis pigmentosa | progressive degeneration of the retina that affects night and peripheral vision |
| bone conduction | occurs as the eardrum vibrates and causes the auditory ossicles of the middle ear to vibrate |
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