chapter 17 eyes and ears Flashcards

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1
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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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5
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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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11
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dacry/o

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tears (lacrimal fluid)

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lacrim/o

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tears (lacrimal fluid)

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ir/o

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iris

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irid/o

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iris

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15
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ocul/o

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eye

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16
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ophthalm/o

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eye

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17
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opt/o

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vision

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18
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optic/o

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vision

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19
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-opia =

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vision

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20
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-opsia =

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vision

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21
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diplopia =

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double vision

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22
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hemianopsia =

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loss of half of visual field (usually from brain injury)

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23
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optician =

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dispenses glasses

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24
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specialist of vision and glasses =

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optometrist

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25
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retin/o

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retina

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26
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hypertensive retinopathy =

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retinal disease from high blood pressure

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27
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scler/o

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sclera

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28
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mi/o

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smaller

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29
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miosis =

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smaller pupil

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30
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mydr/o

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wide/ enlarged

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31
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mydriasis =

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enlarged pupil

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32
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phot/o

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light

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33
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presby/o

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older age

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34
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xerophthalmia =

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dryness of the eye

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-tropia =

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turned

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exotropia =

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outward turning of the eyeball

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refraction =

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bending of light

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astigmatism =

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defective curvature of cornea or lens

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hyperopia or hypermetropia =

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far sightedness

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myopia =

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nearsightedness

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cataract =

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clouding of the lens

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sty =

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infection of eyelid sebaceous gland

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glaucoma =

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increased intraocular pressure which can damage nerves and retina

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macular degeneration =

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loss of central vision (leading cause of blindness in the elderly)

45
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nystagmus =

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repetitive rhythmic eye movements

46
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retinopexy =

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surgical repair for retinal detachment

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retinal angiography =

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using ophthalmoscope to inspect the blood vessels inside the eye

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ophthalmoscopy =

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visual examination of the interior of the eye

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tonometry =

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measurment of intraocular pressure

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vision acuity test =

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testing vision sharpness

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photocoagulation =

A

cauterization of retina with laser

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cerumen =

A

ear wax

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eustachian tube =

A

pharyngotympanic tube

54
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acous/o

A

hearing

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audi/o

A

hearing

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audit/o

A

hearing

57
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-acusis =

A

hearing

58
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-cusis =

A

hearing

59
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hyperacusis =

A

excessive sensitivity to hearing

60
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aur/o

A

ear

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auricul/o

A

ear

62
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ot/o

A

ear

63
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otopyorrhea =

A

ear pus discharge

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cochle/o

A

cochlea

65
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otomycosis =

A

ear fungal infection

66
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myring/o

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tympanic membrane (eardrum)

67
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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane

68
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ossicul/o

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ossicle (middle ear bone)

69
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staped/o

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stapes (ossicle)

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salping/o

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eustachian tube

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vestibul/o

A

vestibule

72
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-otia =

A

ear condition

73
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microtia

A

small ear condition

74
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acoustic neuroma =

A

tumor of CN VIII

vestibulocochlear nerve

75
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sensorineural deafness cause =

A

nerve impairment

76
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conductive deafness cause =

A

impairment of ossicles, eardrum, ect..

77
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meniere’s disease =

A

inner ear problems including dizziness

78
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otitis media =

A

inflammation of middle ear

79
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otosclerosis =

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hardening of ossicle connections

80
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tinnitus =

A

ringing in the ears

81
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vertigo =

A

abnormal sensation of spinning motion

82
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audiometry:

instrument =

result =

A

instrument = audiometer

result = audiogram

83
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