chapter 17 eyes and ears Flashcards
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macula =
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fovea centrallis/ central retina
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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palpebr/o
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eyelid
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blepharoptosis =
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drooping of eyelid
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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cor/o =
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pupil
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pupill/o
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pupil
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conjunctivitis =
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inflammation of conjunctiva / pinkeye
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corne/o
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cornea
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kerat/o
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cornea
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dacry/o
A
tears (lacrimal fluid)
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lacrim/o
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tears (lacrimal fluid)
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ir/o
A
iris
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irid/o
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iris
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ocul/o
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eye
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ophthalm/o
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eye
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opt/o
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vision
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optic/o
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vision
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-opia =
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vision
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-opsia =
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vision
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diplopia =
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double vision
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hemianopsia =
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loss of half of visual field (usually from brain injury)
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optician =
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dispenses glasses
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specialist of vision and glasses =
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optometrist
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retin/o
retina
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hypertensive retinopathy =
retinal disease from high blood pressure
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scler/o
sclera
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mi/o
smaller
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miosis =
smaller pupil
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mydr/o
wide/ enlarged
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mydriasis =
enlarged pupil
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phot/o
light
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presby/o
older age
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xerophthalmia =
dryness of the eye
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-tropia =
turned
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exotropia =
outward turning of the eyeball
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refraction =
bending of light
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astigmatism =
defective curvature of cornea or lens
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hyperopia or hypermetropia =
far sightedness
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myopia =
nearsightedness
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cataract =
clouding of the lens
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sty =
infection of eyelid sebaceous gland
43
glaucoma =
increased intraocular pressure which can damage nerves and retina
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macular degeneration =
loss of central vision (leading cause of blindness in the elderly)
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nystagmus =
repetitive rhythmic eye movements
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retinopexy =
surgical repair for retinal detachment
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retinal angiography =
using ophthalmoscope to inspect the blood vessels inside the eye
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ophthalmoscopy =
visual examination of the interior of the eye
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tonometry =
measurment of intraocular pressure
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vision acuity test =
testing vision sharpness
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photocoagulation =
cauterization of retina with laser
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cerumen =
ear wax
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eustachian tube =
pharyngotympanic tube
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acous/o
hearing
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audi/o
hearing
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audit/o
hearing
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-acusis =
hearing
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-cusis =
hearing
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hyperacusis =
excessive sensitivity to hearing
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aur/o
ear
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auricul/o
ear
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ot/o
ear
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otopyorrhea =
ear pus discharge
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cochle/o
cochlea
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otomycosis =
ear fungal infection
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myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane
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ossicul/o
ossicle (middle ear bone)
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staped/o
stapes (ossicle)
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salping/o
eustachian tube
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vestibul/o
vestibule
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-otia =
ear condition
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microtia
small ear condition
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acoustic neuroma =
tumor of CN VIII
vestibulocochlear nerve
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sensorineural deafness cause =
nerve impairment
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conductive deafness cause =
impairment of ossicles, eardrum, ect..
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meniere's disease =
inner ear problems including dizziness
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otitis media =
inflammation of middle ear
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otosclerosis =
hardening of ossicle connections
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tinnitus =
ringing in the ears
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vertigo =
abnormal sensation of spinning motion
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audiometry:
instrument =
result =
instrument = audiometer
result = audiogram
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