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Chapter 6
Objective
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ophthalmoscope | Instrument for 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 eyes |
| Binocular | Pertaining to both eyes |
| Iridokenesis | The movement of the iris |
| Lacrimation | 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 eye lid |
| Dacryolith | Hard formation (stone) from the tear system |
| Dacryopyorrhea | Discharge of pus in the tears |
| Ectropion | Outward turning of eyelid, away from eye |
| Entropion | Inward turning of eyelid, toward the eye |
| Exophthalmus | Protrusion of eyes out of the eye socket |
| Nystagmus | Involuntary back-and-forth movements of the eyes |
| Strabismus | Condition of where the eyes deviate when looking at the same object |
| Esotropia | Inward turning of the eye, towards the nose |
| Exotropia | Outward turning of the eye, away from the nose |
| Keratomalacia | Abnormal softening of the cornea |
| Pterygium | Winglike growth of conjunctival tissue |
| Scleromalacia | Abnormal softening of the sclera |
| Papilledema | Swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina |
| Phacomalacia | Abnormal softening of lens |
| Phacosclerosis | Abnormal hardening of lens |
| Audiogram | Record produced by an audiometer |
| Audiometer | Instrument for measuring hearing |
| Audiometry | Procedure for measuring hearing |
| Otoscope | Instrument for looking into 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 ear drum |
| Audiologist | Hearing specialist |
| Aural | Pertaining to the ear |
| Otolaryngologist | Specialist for ear and throat |
| Otoneurologist | Specialist in the nerve connections between ear and brain |
| Otorhinolaryngologist | Specialist in the ear, nose and throat |
| Otosteal | Pertaining to the bones in the ear |
| Salpingopharyngeal | Pertaining to the eustachian tubes and throat |
| Ceruminoma | Benign tumor of the cerumen-secreting glands of the ear |
| Ceruminosis | Formation of ear wax |
| Macrotia | Abnormally large ears |
| Microtia | Abnormally small ears |
| Otopryorrhea | Discharge of pus from the ears |
| Otosclerosis | Hearing loss by the hardening of the bones in the middle ear |
| Tympanic Perforation | Tear or hole in the ear drum |
| Tympanosclerosis | Hardening of the ear drum |
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