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Observation/Discover
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eye | |
| Diagnostic Procedures | |
| Ophthalmoscope | Instrument for looking at the eye |
| Optomyometer | Device used to determine the strength of the eye muscles |
| Phacoscope | Instrument for looking at the retina |
| Retinoscope | Instrument for looking at the retina |
| Tonometer | Instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye |
| Professional Terms | |
| Binocular | Pertaining to both eyes |
| Iridokinesis | Movement of the iris |
| Lacrimation | Formation of tears |
| Nasolacrimal | Pertaining to the nose and tear system |
| Opthalmic | Pertaining to the eye |
| Ophthalmologist | Eye specialist |
| Optic | Pertaining to eye |
| Optokinetic | Pertaining to eye movement |
| Optometrist | Specialist in measuring the eye |
| Retinal | Pertaining to the retina |
| Outer Structures And Vision | |
| Blepharedema | Eyelid swelling |
| Blepharoptosis | Drooping eyelid |
| Blepharopyorrhea | Discharge of pus from the eyelid |
| 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 eye, toward the eye |
| Exophthalmus | Protrusion of the eyes out of the 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 nose |
| Sclera | |
| Keratomalacia | Abnormal softening of the eye |
| Pterygium | Winglike growth of conjunctival tissue expanding to cornea |
| Scleromalacia | Abnormal softening of the sclera |
| Choroid & Retina | |
| Papilledema | Swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
| Phacomalacia | Abnormal softening of the lens |
| Phacosclerosis | Abnormal softening of the lens |
| Ear | |
| Diagnostic Procedures | |
| Audiogram | Record produced by an audiometer |
| Audiometer | Instrument for measuring hearing |
| Audiometery | Procedure for measuring hearing |
| Otoscope | Instrument for looking into ear |
| Otoscopy | Procedure for examining ear |
| Pneumatic Otoscopy | Procedure for examining the ear using air |
| Salpingoscope | Instrument for examining the eustachian tubes |
| Tympanometry | Procedure for measuring the eardrum |
| Professional Terms | |
| Audiologist | Hearing specialist |
| Aural | Pertaining to the ear |
| Otoaryngologist | Specialist of ear and throat |
| Otoneurologist | Specialist in nerve connections between ear and brain |
| Otorhinolarynogologist | Specialist i ears nose and throat |
| Otosteal | Pertaining to bones of the ear |
| Salpingopharyngeal | Pertaining to the eustachian tubes and the throat |
| Outer Ear | |
| 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 |
| Otopyorrhea | Discharge of pus from the ears |
| Middle Ear | |
| 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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