Ch 6 Sensory System - Objective Terms

Question 1

opthalmoscope

Answer 1

instrument for looking at the eye

Question 2

optomyometer

Answer 2

device used to determine strength of eye muscles

Question 3

phacoscope

Answer 3

instrument for looking at lens

Question 4

retinoscopy

Answer 4

procedure for looking at the retina

Question 5

retinoscope

Answer 5

instument for looking at the retina

Question 6

tonometer

Answer 6

instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye (intraocular pressure)

Question 7

binocular

Answer 7

pertaining to both eyes

Question 8

iridokinesis

Answer 8

movement of iris

Question 9

lacrimation

Answer 9

formation of tears

Question 10

nasolacrimal

Answer 10

pertaining to nose and tear system

Question 11

ophthalmic

Answer 11

pertaining to eye

Question 12

ophthalmologist

Answer 12

eye specialist

Question 13

optic

Answer 13

pertaining to eye

Question 14

optokinetic

Answer 14

pertaining to eye movement

Question 15

optometrist

Answer 15

specialist in measuring the eye

Question 16

retinal

Answer 16

perataining to the retina

Question 17

blepharedema

Answer 17

eye swelling

Question 18

blepharoptosis

Answer 18

drooping eyelid

Question 19

blepharopyorrhea

Answer 19

discharge of pus from eyelid

Question 20

dacryolith

Answer 20

hard formation (stone) in tear system

Question 21

dacryopyorrhea

Answer 21

discharge of pus in tears

Question 22

ectropion

Answer 22

outward turning of eyelid, away from eye

Question 23

entropion

Answer 23

inward turning of eyelid, toward the eye

Question 24

exophthalmus

Answer 24

protrusion of eyes out of socket

Question 25

nystagmus

Answer 25

involuntary back and forth movement of the eyes

Question 26

strabismus

Answer 26

condition where eyes deviate when looking at same object

Question 27

esotropia

Answer 27

inward turning of eye toward nose

Question 28

exotriopia

Answer 28

outward turning of eye, away from noses

Question 29

keratomalacia

Answer 29

abnormal softening of cornea

Question 30

scleromalacia

Answer 30

abnormal softening of the sclera

Question 31

ptergium

Answer 31

winglike growth of conjunctival tissue extending toward cornea

Question 32

papilledema

Answer 32

swelling of optic nerve where it enters retina

Question 33

phacomalacia

Answer 33

abnormal softening of lens

Question 34

phacosclerosis

Answer 34

abnormal hardening of lens

Question 35

audiogram

Answer 35

record produced by audiometer

Question 36

audiometer

Answer 36

instrument for measuring hearing

Question 37

audiometry

Answer 37

procedure for measuring hearing

Question 38

otoscope

Answer 38

instrument for looking at ear

Question 39

otoscopy

Answer 39

procedure for examining ear

Question 40

pneumatic otoscopy

Answer 40

procedure for examining the ear using air

Question 41

salpingoscope

Answer 41

instrument for examining eustachian tubes

Question 42

tympanometry

Answer 42

procedure for measuring the eardrum

Question 43

audiologist

Answer 43

hearing specialist

Question 44

aural

Answer 44

pertaining to ear

Question 45

otolaryngologist

Answer 45

specialist in ear and throat

Question 46

otoneurologyist

Answer 46

specialist in nerve connections between ear and brain

Question 47

otorhinolaryngologist

Answer 47

specialist in ENT

Question 48

otosteal

Answer 48

pertaining to bones of ear

Question 49

salpingopharyngeal

Answer 49

pertaining to eustachian tubes and throat

Question 50

ceruminoma

Answer 50

benign tumor of cerumen-secreting glands of the ear

Question 51

ceruminosis

Answer 51

excessive formation of earwax

Question 52

macrotia

Answer 52

abnormally large ear

Question 53

microtia

Answer 53

abnormally small ears

Question 54

otopyorrhea

Answer 54

discharge of pus from ears

Question 55

otosclerosis

Answer 55

hearing loss caused by hardening of bones in middle ear

Question 56

tympanic perforation

Answer 56

tear or hole in eardrum

Question 57

tympanosclerosis

Answer 57

hardening of eardrum