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Bonewit chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 | cathus |
| ear wax | cerumen |
| farsightedness | hyperopia |
| wedged firmly together so as to be immovable | impacted |
| the dropping of a liquid into a body cavity | instillation |
| the washing 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 of bending of light rays by a lens | refraction |
| a thin semitransparent membrane between the external ear canal and the middle ear that recieves and transmits sound waves. Also known as the eardrum | tympanic membrane |