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Common Conditions and Diseases of the Sensory System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| achromatopsia | color blindness |
| anacusis | total absence of hearing |
| astigmatism | abnormal curving of the cornea causing distorted vision |
| acoustic neuroma | benign tumor whose pressure can cause progressive hearing loss |
| blepharitis | inflammation of the eyelids |
| cataract | lens of the eye becomes cloudy, decreases vision |
| chalazion | tumor or mass on the eyelid |
| choleseatoma | chronic disease of the tympanic membrane forming a cyst in the middle ear |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| corneal abrasion | injury to the cornea |
| deafness | hearing impairment of inability to hear |
| diabetic retinopathy | edema and hemorrhages in the retina from diabetes that can lead to blindness |
| diplopia | seeing double images |
| episcleritis | inflammation of the subconjunctival layer of the sclera |
| estropia | inward turning of the eye |
| exotropia | outward turning of the eye |
| glaucoma | intraocular pressure increase that can cause atrophy of the optic nerve and blindness |
| hearing impairment | a degree of hearing loss causing impairment |
| hernianopia | loss of half of the visual field, common in stroke |
| hordeolum | sty, inflammation of a sebaceous gland of the eye |
| hyperopia | farsightedness, can see far away but not close up |
| iritis | inflammation of the iris |
| keratitis | inflammation of the cornea |
| labyrinthitis | inflammation of the inner ear |
| macular degeneration | deterioration of the retina |
| Meniere's disease | condition of the labyrinth, episodic vertigo and hearing loss that can lead to deafness |
| myopia | nearsightedness, can see items up-close but not far away |
| nystagmus | involuntary eye movements, rapid jerking |
| otitis externa | swimmers ear, inflammation of the external ear canal |
| otitis media | acute or chronic inflammation or infection of the middle ear |
| otomycosis | fungal infection of the auditory canal |
| otosclerosis | abnormal growth of bone at the stapes causing progressive hearing loss |
| papilledema | edema and inflammation of the optic nerve |
| presbyopia | visual loss due to age |
| pterygium | thickening of the conjuctiva causing overgrowth of the cornea |
| ptosis | upper eyelid drooping |
| retinal detachment | retina seperates from the choroid causing blindness |
| retinitis pigmentosa | progressive disease, the retina hardens and atrophy occurs, causing blindness |
| retinoblastoma | malignant tumor of the eye |
| scotoma | blind spot in the vision field |
| strabismus | lazy eye or crossed eyes, the muscles of the eye are weak |
| vestibular neuritis | inflammation of the vestibular nerve |
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