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Diagnosis/Pathology
Chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Eye | |
| Outer Structures and Vision | |
| Blepharitis | Eyelid inflammation |
| Blepharoconjunctivitis | Inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva |
| Dacryocystitis | Inflammation of the tear sac |
| Dacryoadenitis | Inflammation of the tear gland |
| Dacryohemorrhea | Discharge of blood in tears |
| Dacryolithiasis | Presence of hard formations (stones) in the tear system |
| Dacryostenosis | Narrowing of tear duct |
| Glaucoma | Eye disease that causes vision loss by damaging the optic nerve |
| Oculomycosis | Fungal eye condition |
| Oculopathy | Eye disease |
| Opthalmatrophy | Atrophy (wasting away) of the eye |
| Opthalmitis | Inflammation of the eye |
| Ophthalmomycosis | Fungal eye infection |
| Ophthalmomytis | Inflammation of eye muscles |
| Ophthalmopathy | Trichiasis |
| Sclera | |
| Conjunctivitis (pink eye) | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| Kratitis | Inflammation of the cornea |
| Keratopathy | Disease of the cornea |
| Sclerectasia | Overexpansion of the sclera |
| Scleroitis | Inflammation of the sclera |
| Scleroiritis | Inflammation of the sclera and iris |
| Sclerokeratitis | Inflammation of sclera and cornea |
| Sclerokeratoiritis | Inflammation of sclera, cornea, and iris |
| Choroid and Retina | |
| Aniridia | Absence of an iris |
| Aphakia | Absence of lens |
| Cataract | Opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye |
| Corneal Abrasion | Scratch on the cornea |
| Cyclokeratitis | Inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea |
| Endophthalmitis | Inflammation of the inside of the eye (often complication from intraocular surgery) |
| Iridemia | Bleeding from the iris |
| Iridocyclitis | Inflammation of the iris and ciliary body |
| Iridokeratitis | Inflammation of iris and cornea |
| Iridopathy | Disease of the iris |
| Iritis | Inflammation of the iris |
| Optic Neuritis | Inflammation of the optic nerve |
| Phakitis | Inflammation of the lens |
| Retinitis | Inflammation of the retina |
| Retinopathy | Disease of the retina |
| Retinosis | Retinal condition |
| Ear | |
| Outer Ear | |
| Cerumen Impaction | Buildup of ear wax blocking ear canal |
| Mastoiditis | Inflammation of mastoid |
| Otitis Externa | Inflammation of outer ear |
| Otomycosis | Fungal ear condition |
| Middle Ear | |
| Aerotitis | Inflammation of the ear caused by air |
| Conductive Hearing Loss | Hearing loss caused by sound not getting to middle/ inner ear |
| Myringitis | Inflammation of ear drum |
| Mringodermatitis | Inflammation of ear drum and surrounding skin |
| Myringomycosis | Fungal condition of the eardrum |
| Ototis media | Inflammation of the middle ear |
| Rhinosalpingitis | Inflammation of nose and eustachian tudes |
| Inner Ear | |
| Acoustic Neroma | Tumor on acoustic nerve |
| Cochleitis | Inflammation of the cochlea |
| Labyrinthitis | Inflammation of labyrinth |
| Sensorineural Hearing Loss | Hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from inner ear to the brain |
| vestibular Neuritis | Inflammation of vestibular nurve |
| Vestibulitis | Inflammation of vestibule |