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Ch. 6
Procedures
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ophthalmoscope | instrument for looking at the eye |
| optomyometer | device used to determine the strength of eye muscles |
| phacoscope | instrument for looking at the lens |
| retinoscope | instrument for looking at the retina |
| retinoscopy | procedure for looking at the retina |
| tonometer | instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye |
| binocular | pertaining to both eyes |
| iridokinesis | the movement of the iris |
| lacrimaion | formation of tears |
| nasolacrimal | pertaining to the nose and tear system |
| ophthalmic | pertaining to the eye |
| ophthalmologist | eye specialist |
| optic | pertaining to the eye |
| optokinetic | pertaining to eye movement |
| optometrist | specialist in measuring the eye |
| retinal | pertaining to the retina |
| blepharedema | eyelid swelling |
| blepharoptosis | drooping eyelid |
| blepharopyorrhea | discharge of pus from the eylid |
| dacryolith | hard formation in the tear system |
| dacryopyorrhea | discharge of pus in tears |
| ectropion | outward turning of the eyelid, away from the eye |
| entropion | inward turning of the eyelid, toward the eye |
| exophthalmus | protrusion of the eyes out of the eye socket |
| nystagmus | involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes |
| strabismus | condition where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object |
| esotropia | inward turning of the eye, toward the nose |
| exotropia | outward turning of the eye, away from the nose |
| keratomalacia | abnormal softening of the cornea |
| pterygium | winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending to the cornea |
| scleromalacia | abnormal softening of the sclera |
| papilledema | swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
| phacomalacia | abnormal softening of the lens |
| phacosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the lens |
| audiogram | record produced by an audiometer |
| audiometer | instrument for measuring hearing |
| audiometry | procedure for measuring hearing |
| otoscope | instrument for looking in the ear |
| otoscopy | procedure for examining the ear |
| pneumatic otoscopy | procedure for examining the ear using air |
| salpingoscope | instrument for examining the eustachian tubes |
| tympanometry | procedure for measuring the eardrum |
| audologist | hearing specialist |
| aural | pertaining to the ear |
| otolaryngologist | specialist in the ear and throat |
| aotoneurologist | specialist in the nerve connections between the ear and brain |
| otorhinolaryngologist | specialist in the ear, nose, and throat |
| otosteal | pertaining to the bones of the ear |
| salpingopharyngeal | pertaining to the eustachian tubes and the throat |
| ceruminoma | benign tumor of the cerumen-secreting glands of the ear |
| ceruminosis | excessive formation of ear wax |
| macrotia | abnormally large ears |
| microtia | abnormally small ears |
| otopyorrha | discharge of pus from the ears |
| otosclerosis | hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
| tympanic perforation | tear or hole in the eardrum |
| tympanosclerosis | hardening of the eardrum |
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