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Special Senses Review

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A state of balance   equilibrium  
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A tube which connects the nose and throat   eustachian tube  
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Accumulation of aqueous humor in the eye   glaucoma  
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An error in refraction   ametropia  
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Acuity   clearness or sharpness of a sensory function  
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Complete deafness   anacusis  
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Condition in which one eye is misaligned with the other or out of synchrony   strabismus  
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Corrective surgery for a deformed pinna   otoplasty  
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Cosmetic surgery removing fatty tissue above and below the eyes   blepharoplasty  
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Defective curve of the cornea or lens   astigmatism  
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Dilation of the pupil   corectasis  
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Discharge of pus from the ear   otopyorrhea  
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Drugs that dilate the pupils   mydriatics  
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Ear pain   otalgia  
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Ear wax   cerumen  
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Evaluation of blood vessels and their leakage in and beneath the retina   fluorescein angiography  
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Excision of the iris   iridectomy  
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Farsightedness   hyperopia  
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Flow of tears   dacryorrhea  
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Impaired vision in dim light aka nightblindness   nyctalopia  
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Incision of the cornea for treatment of nearsightedness   radial keratotomy (RK)  
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Otitis externa   infection of the external auditory canal  
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Otitis media   inflammation of the middle ear  
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amblyopia   lazy eye syndrome  
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Presbyopia   loss of accommodation associated with the aging process  
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Anosmia   loss of sense of smell  
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Audiometry   measurement of hearing acuity  
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Phacoemulsification   method of treating cataracts that disintegrates a cloudy lens, and is then aspirated and removed  
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Optometrist   one who specializes in eye measurements  
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Cataracts   opacities on the lens  
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Tinnitus   perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears  
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Olfactory   pertaining to smell  
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Blepharoptosis   prolapse of the eyelid  
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Tympanoplasty   reconstruction of the eardrum  
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Semicircular canals   responsible for balance  
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Achromatopsia   severe congenital deficiency in colour perception  
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Incus   shaped like an anvil  
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Malleus   shaped like a hammer  
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Stapes   shaped like a stirrup  
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Ear canal   slender tube through which sound waves travel to the middle ear  
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Chalazion   small, hard, tumour on the eyelid  
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Cochlea   snail shaped inner ear structure; first structure of the inner ear  
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Hordeolum   stye  
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Gustation   taste  
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Cornea   the clear, transparent portion of the sclera  
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Sclera   the white of the eye  
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Antiemetics   treat and prevent nausea, vomiting, dizzyness and vertigo  
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Nystagmus   type of involuntary eye movements  
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Photophobia   unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light  
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Metamorphopsia   visual distortion of objects  
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Aqueous humor   colourless fluid found in the posterior and anterior chambers, provides nourishment for the lens and cornea, produced by the ciliary body and drained by the canal of schlemm  
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Acc   accomodation  
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ARMD,AMD   age related macular degeneration  
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Ast   astigmatism  
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ENG   electronystagmography  
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IOL   intraocular lens  
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IOP   intraocular pressure  
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LASIK   laser assisted in situ keratomileusis  
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AC   air conduction  
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BC   bone conduction  
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ENT   ears, nose and throat  
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NIHL   noise induced hearing loss  
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O.D.   doctor of optometry  
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RK   radial keratotomy  
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SLE   slit-lamp examination  
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ST   esotropia  
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VA   visual acuity test  
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VF   visual field  
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XT   exotropia  
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OM   otitis media  
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PE   pressure equalizing (tube)  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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Cones   functions in bright light, produces colour vision  
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Rods   functions in dim light, produces black & white  
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Conjunctiva   covers the outer surface of the eyeball,  
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Vestibular system   controls balance and eye movements, contains the semicircular canals and the vestibule  
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Fovea   centre of the macula, composed of only cones, provides the greatest acuity for colour vision  
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Mastoid Process   one of the temporal bones which encloses the sinuses  
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