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Medical Terminology

The Sensory System—Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology

TermDefinition
If people are aural learners they learn best by Blank______. Hearing
Hypoacusis Decreased sensitivity to sound
Otalgia Ear Pain
Tinnitus Ringing in Ear
Vertigo Dizziness
Otorrhea Ear discharge
An instrument used for looking at the lens is a ________. Phacoscope
The term used for the movement of the iris is __________. Iridokinesis
Exotropia Esotropia an abnormal turning of the eye
Blepharoptosis Drooping Eyelids
Blepharedema Swelling Eyelids
Blepharopyorrhea Pus draining from eyelids
Exophthalmos Eye bulging
Miosis Constriction of Pupils when looking at Light
The term that means discharge of pus in tears is _________. Dacryopyorrhea
An instrument used for looking at the lens is a __________. Phacoscope
Protrusion of eyes out of the eye socket is ______. Exophthalmus
Inward turning of the eyelid Entropion
Outward turning of the lid Ectropion
Dacryolith Hard formation (stone) in the tear system
Keratomalacia abnormal softening of the cornea
What is an instrument used for looking at the eye? Opthalmoscope
Which of the following is the term used for swelling of the optic nerve where it enters the retina? Papilledema
The term for abnormal softening of the sclera is __________. Scleromalacia
The term used for abnormal softening of the lens is ______ Phacomalacia
The medical term for narrowing of the tear duct is ______. dacryostenosis.
Protrusion of eyes out of the eye socket is ______.
Which terms refer to removal of the eye? Enucleation Ophthalmectomy
Allograft Homograft Transplant from same species
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