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Medical Terminology > Ch 17 Sense organs: The eye and ear > Flashcards

Ch 17 Sense organs: The eye and ear Flashcards

1
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-opsia

A

vision

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2
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-otia

A

ear condition

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3
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-acusis

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hearing

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4
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-cusis

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hearing

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5
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-opia

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vision

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6
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tympan/o

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eardrum

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7
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dacry/o

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tear

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dipl/o

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double

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ir/o

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iris

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kerat/o

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cornea

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11
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lacrim/o

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tear

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12
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audiometry

A

an electric device used to determine hearing loss by frequency

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13
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cochlear implant

A

surgically implanted device that allows hearing impaired persons to understand speech

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14
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otitis media

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inflammation of the middle ear

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tinnitus

A

sensation of noises in the ears

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vertigo

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sensation of irregular motion from disease of inner ear

17
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pinna

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auricle; flap of the ear

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semicircular canals

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maintains equilibrium

19
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glaucoma

A

increased pressure in the eye

20
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cataract

A

clouding of the lens

21
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astigmatism

A

defective curvature of the cornea

22
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hyperopia

A

farsightedness

23
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myopia

A

nearsightedness

24
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presbyopia

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impairment of vision due to old age

25
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dacry/o

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sclera

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tough, white outer coat of the eyeball

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thalamus

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relay center of the brain

28
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refraction

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bending of light rays by the cornea

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retina

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light sensitive nerve cell layer of the eye

30
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rod

A

photoreceptor cell of retina essential for vision in dim light and for peripheral vision

31
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accomodation

A

normal adjustment of the eye to focus on an object

32
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aqueous humor

A

fluid produced by the ciliary body

33
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cone

A

photoreceptor in the retina

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