Sp Flashcards
Ageusia
The inability to taste anything
Amosmia
Inability to smell anything
Aphasia
How do you say can I make an objects nearby and far away look blurry or distorted 
Cataract
A clouding of lens of the eye that causes vision to be blurry
Celebration
The act of thinking or using one’s mind
Delirium
Unawareness of environment
Diabetic retinopathy
Causes blindness
Diabetic neuropathy
Nerve damage
Dysgeusia
A condition in which a foul salty or metallic taste occurs in the mouth
Electrolarynx
Device used to produce voice
Expressive aphasia
No ability to understand what someone is saying but unable to speak
Glaucoma
Pressure due to the buildup of fluid that causes compression of the optic nerve
Global aphasia
Unable to form words or sentences
Gustatory cells
Tae cells that contain specific receptors that allow for a differentiation between sweet sour or bitter salty or savory flavors
Hyperopia
The inability to see nearby objects
Hypogeusia
Decreased ability to taste
Hyposmia
A reduction in ability to perceive odors
Myopia
The inability to see for away objects nearsightedness
Otis media
Fluid in the middle of the year that can cause hearing loss
Otosclerosis
Abnormal growth of bowl in the middle of the year
Parosmia
Alteration order perception such as when Pleasant things smell unpleasant
Peripheral Neuropathy
Central nervous system to become damn is resulting in numbness and pain and weakness to the extremities
Phantom taste perception
Foul taste with the mouth is empty
Presbycusis
Age related hearing loss
Sensory deficit
A defect and expected function of one or more of the five senses
Slit lamp
Bright light used examine the structures of the eye
Tinnitus
Hearing sound when no sound is present such as buzzing
Bone oscillator test
A test that determines how effective vibrations are transmitted thru the odsicles
Snhl
The most common type of hearing loss occurs from problems either in the inner ear or the auditory nerve
Phantosmia
A disorder where a non-existent smell is perceived
Phantosmia
It is or where are nonexistent smell is perceived
Wernickes aphasia
Occurs following damage to the temporal lobe of the brain
Herniated lumbar disc
An injury to the head can cause loss of smell
Oae
A test to find out how will your inner ear can hear
Sensory deprivation
Hearing or vision loss
