Chapter 11 med terms (27)

Question 1

analgesia

Answer 1

a state without pain

Question 2

anesthesia

Answer 2

a state without sensation

Question 3

anisocoria

Answer 3

condition of unequal pupils

Question 4

aural

Answer 4

pertaining to the ear

Question 5

blepharospasm

Answer 5

eyelid violent contraction

Question 6

cerebral

Answer 6

pertaining to the cerebrum

Question 7

conjunctival

Answer 7

pertaining to conjunctiva

Question 8

corneal

Answer 8

pertaining to the cornea

Question 9

ectropion

Answer 9

an out turning

Question 10

encephalitis

Answer 10

inflammation of the brain

Question 11

entropion

Answer 11

an in turning

Question 12

epidural

Answer 12

pertaining to upon the dura (mater)

Question 13

etiology

Answer 13

the study of cause

Question 14

hyperthermia

Answer 14

condition of excess temperature

Question 15

hypothermia

Answer 15

condition of low temperature

Question 16

idiopathic

Answer 16

pertaining to one’s own disease

Question 17

intraocular

Answer 17

pertaining to within the eye

Question 18

keratoconjunctivitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva

Question 19

lacrimal

Answer 19

pertaining to tears

Question 20

meningitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the meninges

Question 21

mydriatic

Answer 21

pertaining to dilated pupils

Question 22

nociceptor

Answer 22

an injury (pain) receptor

Question 23

opthalmic

Answer 23

pertaining to the eye

Question 24

otitis

Answer 24

inflammation of the ear

Question 25

tonometry

Answer 25

measurement of pressure

Question 26

tympanic

Answer 26

pertaining to a drum (ear drum)

Question 27

visceral

Answer 27

pertaining to organs