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Bonewit chapter 6
eye and ear assessment
Question | Answer |
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an instrument used to measure hearing acuity quantitatively for the various frequencies of sound waves | Audiometer |
the junction of the eyelids at either corner of the eye | canthus |
ear wax | cerumen |
farsightedness | hyperopia |
wedged firmly together so as to be immovable | impacted |
the droppin of a liquid into the body cavity | instillation |
the washin of a body canal with a flowing solution | irrigation |
nearsightedness | myopia |
an instrument used to examine the external ear canal and tympanic membrane | otoscope |
a decrease in the elasticity of the lens that occurs with aging, resulting in a decreased ability to focus on close objects | presbyopia |
the deflection or bending of light rays by a lens | refraction |
a thin, semitransparent membrane between the external ear canal and the middle ear that receives and transmitts sound waves. also known as the eardrum | tympanic membrane |