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chapter 14 s.senses
special senses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tinnitus | ringing or tinkling noise heard in the ears |
| vertigo | sensation of spinning around or of having things in the room or area spinning around |
| presbyopia | loss of accommodation for near vision |
| myringoplasty | surgical repair of the eardrum with a tissue graft |
| labyrinthitis | inflammation of the inner ear |
| blepharoptosis | droopin gof the upper eyelid |
| optician | a health professional who specializes in filling prescriptions for corrective lense for glasses or for contact lenses |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye |
| glaucoma | ocular disorders identified as a group due to the increase in intraocular pressure |
| EOM | extraocular movement |
| OD | Right eye(ocular dexter) |
| Acc | accommodation |
| ARMD | Age-related Macular Degeneration |
| CC | with correction |
| ECCE | Extracapsular cataract extraction |
| ERG | Electroretinogram |
| ICCE | Intracapsular cataract extraction |
| IOL | Intraocular lens |
| IOP | Intraocular pressure |
| LASIK | Laser in situ keratomileusis |
| Os | Left eye(ocular sinister) |
| OU | each eye(oculus uterque) |
| PEARL | Pupils equal and reactive to light |
| PERLA | Pupils eual:react to light and accommodation |
| PRK | photorefractive keratectomy |
| REM | rapid eye movement |
| sc | without correction |
| VA | Visual aid |
| VF | visual field |
| Ablb | Alternate binaural loudness balance |
| abr | auditory brain stem response |
| Ad | right ear(auris dextra) |
| As | left ear(auris sinistra) |
| Aom | acute otisis media |
| Au | each ear(auris unitas) |
| bc | bone conduction |
| BOM | Bilateral otitis media |
| COM | Chronis otitis media |
| dB | Decibel |
| EENT | ears,eyes,nose, and throat |
| ENT | ears, noes, and throat |
| OE | otitis externa |
| PTS | Permanent threshold shift |
| SOM | serous otitis media |
| tympanic membrane | tm |
| TTS | Temporary threshold shift |
| acous/o | hearing |
| audi/o | hearing |
| audit/o | hearing |
| labyrinth/o | inner ear |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| ot/o | ear |
| tympan/o | eardrum |
| ambi- | both |
| ambly/o | dull |
| aque/o | watery |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cor/o | pupil |
| corne/o | conrnea |
| dacry/o | tears |
| dacryocyst/o | tear sac |
| dipl/o | double |
| epi- | upon, over |
| es/o | within |
| ex/o | outward |
| extra- | outside, beyond |
| glauc/o | gray silver |
| hemi- | half |
| ir/o | iris |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | hard or horney |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| mi/o | tears |
| lacrim/o | tears |
| mi/o | smaller |
| nas/o | nose |
| nycto/o or nyctal/o | night |
| ocul/o | eye |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| -opia | visual condition |
| -opsia | visual condition |
| opt/o | eye, vision |
| optic/o | eye, vision |
| palpebr/o | eyelid |
| phac/o, phak/o | lens |
| phot/o | light |
| -ptosis | drooping or prolapse |
| pupill/o | pupil |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hard |
| scot/o | darkness |
| ton/o | tension |
| vitre/o | glassy |
| xer/o | dry |
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