Module 4.8 Special Senses Med Terms

Question 1

Audi/o

Answer 1

hearing

Question 2

Adit/o

Answer 2

hearing

Question 3

Aur/o

Answer 3

ear

Question 4

Blephar/o

Answer 4

eyelid

Question 5

Cochle/o

Answer 5

cochlea

Question 6

Nas/o

Answer 6

nose

Question 7

Ocul/o

Answer 7

eye

Question 8

Olfact/o

Answer 8

smell

Question 9

Opt/o

Answer 9

eye

Question 10

Ot/o

Answer 10

ear

Question 11

Corne/o

Answer 11

cornea

Question 12

Dacry/o

Answer 12

tear

Question 13

Ir/o

Answer 13

iris

Question 14

Irid/o

Answer 14

iris

Question 15

Lacrim/o

Answer 15

tear

Question 16

Myring/o

Answer 16

tympanic membrane

Question 17

Phac/o

Answer 17

lens

Question 18

Pupil/o

Answer 18

pupil

Question 19

Retin/o

Answer 19

retina

Question 20

Scler/o

Answer 20

sclera

Question 21

Sinus/o

Answer 21

sinus

Question 22

Tympan/o

Answer 22

tympanic membrane

Question 23

Acc

Answer 23

accommodation

Question 24

AOM

Answer 24

acute otitis media

Question 25

OM

Answer 25

otitis media

Question 26

PERRLA

Answer 26

pupils equal, round, reactive to light & accommodation

Question 27

ASL

Answer 27

American Sign Language

Question 28

REM

Answer 28

rapid eye movement

Question 29

DPT

Answer 29

diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus

Question 30

TM

Answer 30

tympanic membrane

Question 31

HEENT

Answer 31

head, ears, eyes, nose, throat

Question 32

URI

Answer 32

upper respiratory infection

Question 33

IOP

Answer 33

intraocular pressure

Question 34

VA

Answer 34

visual acuity

Question 35

Accommodation

Answer 35

Process that the eyes engage in to make adjustments to see objects at various distances

Question 36

Acoustic

Answer 36

Pertaining to the sense of hearing

Question 37

Amblyopia

Answer 37

• Dull or reduced vision
• known as “lazy eye”

Question 38

Astigmatism

Answer 38

• curvature of the cornea that creates a defect in the refractive powers of the eye
• the light is not focused on the retina correctly

Question 39

Audiogram

Answer 39

Record of hearing

Question 40

Auditory

Answer 40

Pertaining to the sense of hearing

Question 41

Blepharitis

Answer 41

Inflammation of the hair follicles along the edges of the eyelids

Question 42

Blepharoptosis

Answer 42

Drooping of the upper eyelids

Question 43

Cerumen

Answer 43

Earwax, secreted in the external auditory canal

Question 44

Ceruminolytic

Answer 44

substance that is put into the external auditory canal to soften ear wax

Question 45

Chalazion

Answer 45

Small, hard, & painless cyst of the sebaceous gland of the eyelids

Question 46

Corneal

Answer 46

Pertaining to the cornea

Question 47

Endolymph

Answer 47

Clear fluid contained within the inner ear

Question 47

Diplopia

Answer 47

Double vision

Question 48

Entropion

Answer 48

Turning inward of the margin of the lower eyelid

Question 49

Equilibrium

Answer 49

State of balance

Question 50

Esotropia

Answer 50

• Condition where one or both eyes turn inward
• crossed eyes

Question 51

Exotropia

Answer 51

Turning outward of one or both eyes

Question 52

Hemianopia

Answer 52

Blindness of half of the visual field

Question 53

Hyperopia

Answer 53

Farsightedness

Question 54

Intraocular

Answer 54

Pertaining to within the eye

Question 55

Iridotomy

Answer 55

procedure to create a hole in the iris

Question 56

Keratitis

Answer 56

Inflammation of the cornea

Question 57

Keratoplasty

Answer 57

Surgical repair of the cornea

Question 58

Labyrinth

Answer 58

The inner ear

Question 59

Labyrinthectomy

Answer 59

Surgical excision of the labyrinth

Question 60

Lacrimal

Answer 60

Pertaining to the tears

Question 61

Macular degeneration

Answer 61

Severe loss of central vision but the peripheral vision is preserved

Question 62

Mastoiditis

Answer 62

Inflammation of the mastoid bones

Question 63

Myopia

Answer 63

Nearsightedness

Question 64

Myringectomy

Answer 64

Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane

Question 65

Myringoplasty

Answer 65

Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Question 66

Myringotomy

Answer 66

Surgical incision of the tympanic membrane to remove fluid from the ear

Question 67

Nystagmus

Answer 67

Involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball

Question 68

Ocular

Answer 68

Pertaining to the eye

Question 69

Ophthalmoscope

Answer 69

Instrument used to exam the interior of the eye

Question 70

Optic

Answer 70

Pertaining to the eye

Question 71

Otalgia

Answer 71

Ear pain

Question 72

Otic

Answer 72

Pertaining to the ear

Question 73

Otitis

Answer 73

Inflammation of the ear

Question 74

Otopharyngeal

Answer 74

Pertaining to the ear and the pharynx

Question 74

Otoplasty

Answer 74

Surgical repair of the ear

Question 74

Otopyorrhea

Answer 74

Pus in the ear

Question 74

Otoscope

Answer 74

Medical instrument used to examine the ear

Question 75

Perilymph

Answer 75

Serum fluid of the inner ear

Question 76

Photophobia

Answer 76

Intolerance to light

Question 76

Presbycusis

Answer 76

Impairment of hearing that occurs with aging

Question 77

Presbyopia

Answer 77

Farsightedness

Question 78

Pupillary

Answer 78

Pertaining to the pupil

Question 78

Retinitis

Answer 78

Inflammation of the retina

Question 79

Retinopathy

Answer 79

Any disease of the retina

Question 79

Scleritis

Answer 79

Inflammation of the sclera

Question 79

Strabismus

Answer 79

Squinting

Question 80

Stye

Answer 80

• Inflammation of one or more sebaceous glands of the eyelid
• called a hordeolum

Question 80

Tinnitus

Answer 80

Sensation of ringing in one or both ears

Question 81

Tympanectomy

Answer 81

Surgical excision of the tympanic membrane

Question 82

Tympanic

Answer 82

Pertaining to the tympanic membrane

Question 83

Tympanitis

Answer 83

Inflammation of the eardrum

Question 83

Xenophthalmia

Answer 83

Inflamed condition of the eye caused by a foreign body

Question 83

Xerophthalmia

Answer 83

Dryness of the conjunctiva