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Bonwit Textbook
Medical Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Audiometer | An Instrument used to easure hearing Acuity Quantitatively for the various frequencies of sound waves |
Canthus | The Junction Of The Eyelids At Either Corner Of The Eye |
Cerumen | Earwaxx |
Hyperopia | Farsightedness |
Impacted | Wedged Firmly Together So AS Too Be Immovable |
Instillation | The Dropping OF A Liquid Into The Body Cavity |
Irrigation | The Washing Of A Body Canal With The Flowing Solution |
Myopia | Nearsightedness |
Otoscope | An Instrument Used To Examine The External Ear Canal And Tympanic Membrane |
Presbyopia | A Decrease In The Elasticity Of The Lens That Occurs While Aging , Resulting In A Decreased Ability Too Focus On Close Objects |
Refraction | The Deflection Or Bending Of Light Rays By The Lens |
Tympanic Membrane | A Thin Semitransparent Membrane Between The External Ear Canal And The Middle Ear That Receives And Transmits Sound Waves . Also Known As The ( Ear Drum ) |