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Medical Terms Ch. 8
Medical Terms for Ch. 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Inspection | vision, smell |
| Palpation | touch |
| Percussion | tapping and motions |
| Auscultation | hearing; stethoscope |
| Fingertips | texture, swelling, pulsations |
| Fingers and thumb | mass, lump, enlarged organ |
| Dorsa | skin temperature |
| ulnar surface | vibrations |
| Stationary Hand | pleximeter - middle finger hyperextension |
| Striking Hand | plexor - striking finger |
| Diaphragm | flat edge, high pitched sounds |
| Bell | deep, hollow cupcake shape, soft pitched sounds - murmurs |
| Turnable Diaphragms | allows you to listen to both high pitched and soft pitched sounds |
| Otoscope | an instrument with light and lenses used to visually examine the external ear and eardrum |
| Ophthalmoscope | an instrument used by practioners to examine the eyes interior by looking through the pupil |
| Tuning Fork | an instrument that vibrates when struck and is used to test hearing and vibratory sensations |
| Orbit | a bony cavity formed by seven skull bones |
| Extraocular Muscles | muscles within the orbit but outside the eyeball that move the eyes |
| Conjunctiva | mucouse membrane that lines the anterior surface of the eyeball and the underside of the eyelid |
| Lacrimal Apparatus | lacrimal gland, lacrimal ducts, lacrimal sac and nasolacrimal duct are associated with the tear production and flow |
| Lacrimal Gland | outer corner of each eye |
| Lacrimal Sac | stores tears |
| Lacrimal Ducts | channels that carry tears to the eyes |
| Nasolacrimal Duct | carries tears from lacrimal duct to nose |
| Cornea | the transparent portion that provides most of the optical power by bending light rays to focus on the retinal surface. |
| Choroid | the opaque layer of the eyeball that contains vessels supplying blood to the eye. |
| Cilliary Body | thickened portion between choroid and iris. |
| Lens | transparent structure posterior to the pupil |
| Retina | innermost layer of the eye that contains visual receptors |
| Optic Nerve | the first cranial nerve |
| Aqueous Humor | watery fluid |
| Vitreous Humor | the semi-gelatnious fluid |
| Rods | black and white receptors |
| Cones | color receptors |
| Macula | an oval area of the retina |
| Fovea Centralis | pit of the retina |
| Optic Disc | the locations where nerve fibers from the retina converge to form optic nerve |
| Refraction | bending of light rays |
| Accommodation | the automatic adjustment of focusing the eye |
| Hyperopia | medical term for farsightedness |
| Myopia | medical term for nearsightedness |
| Presbyopia | medical term for farsightedness from age |
| Astigmatism | light coming into the eye does not focus on a single point |
| Conjunctivitis | pinkeye; inflammation of the conjunctiva and caused by a viral infection |
| Keratitis | inflammation of the cornea |
| Dacryocystitis | inflamed lacrimal sac |
| Blephaaroptiosis | drooping of the upper eyelid |
| Ectropion | condition which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball |
| Entropion | condition that causes the eyelid to roll inward against the eyeball |
| Hordeolum or Sty | infection of the oil gland of an eyelash |
| Xerophthalmia | dry eyes |
| Glaucoma | disease characterized by increased intraocular pressure that causes damage to the optic nerve |
| Cataract | protein buildup; cloudiness or opacity |
| LASIK | procedure to correct vision problems |
| Sceleral Buckle | permanent silicone band that attaches to the outside of the eyeball |
| Ophthalmologist | provides eye care; can be from examining the eye to prescribing corrective lenses |
| Ophthalmology | medical speciality concerned with the eye |
| Optometry | profession concerned with examination of the eyes |
| Optometrist | doctor of optometry who examines eyes and prescribes corrective lenses |
| External Ear | consists of auricle, external acoustic meatus, and tympanic membrane |
| Cerumen | ear wax |
| Middle Ear | consists of the tympanic cavity with its auditory ossicles (bones) |
| Internal Ear | contains the vestibule |
| Tympanic Membrane | eardrum |
| Auditory Ossicles | three small bones; malleus, incus, and stapes |
| Auditory Tube | from the tympanic cavity to the nasopharynx; helps equalize pressure in the ear |
| Bony Labryinth (maze) | has sensory receptors for hearing and balance |
| Semicircular Canals | organ of balance |
| Cochlea | organ of hearing |
| Impacted Cerumen | a of lot of earwax in the exteranl acoustic meatus |
| Otalgia or Otodynia | earache; caused by trauma or infection |
| Otitis | inflammation of the ear |
| Deaf | can't hear |
| Conductinve Hearing Loss | when sound waves are not conducted through the external ear to the ossicles of middle ear |
| Sensorineural Hearing Loss | when there is damage to the cochlea of the internal ear or the nerve pathways to the brain |
| Presbycusis | hearing loss that occurs with aging |
| Anacusis | total deafness |
| Myringitis | inflammation of the tympanic membrane |
| Mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid air cells |
| Labyrinthitis | inflammation of the Labyrinth |
| Ostosclrosis | hardening of the stapes, resulting in sound waves being ubale to travel from outer ear to the internal ear. |
| Meniere's Syndrome | chronic disease of vertigo, tinnitus, and periodic hearing loss |
| Vertigo | dizziness, spinning |
| Tinnitus | ringing of the ears |
| Otoplasty | surgical repair of auricle of the ear |
| Mastoidectomy | surgical removal of the mastoid process of the temporal bone |
| Myringeectomy or tympanectomy | surgical removal of all or part of the tympanic membrane |
| Myringotomy | surigical insicion of the eardrum to create an opening for placement of drainage tubes. |
| Tympanoplasty | surgical correction of the damaged tympanic membrane |
| Stapedectomy | surgical removal of the stapes |
| Labyrtinthotomy | surgical incision into the Labyrinth |
| Audiology | specialty dealing with hearing and hearing disorders |
| Audiologist | specialist who measures hearing and treats hearing impairments |
| Otology | the study of the ears |
| Otologist | specialist who diagnoses and treats diseases of the ear |
| Otohinolarynhologist | physician who specializes in the diagnoses and treatment of diseases that involves not only the ear but the nose and throat. |
| - algia | pain |
| - ology | study of |
| - pathy | disease |
| - scope | view |
| - itis | inflammation |
| - ecto | outside |
| - endo | inside |
| - epi | above |
| - plasty | surgical repair |
| - tomy | inscion |
| - ectomy | surgical removal |
| - centeis | surgical puncture |
| - rrhea | discharge |
| presby - | old (age) |
| Xero - | dry skin |
| hyper - | too high |
| hypo - | too low |
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