Special Senses Medical Terminology

Question 1

Chalazion

Answer 1

inflammatory swelling of one of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid

Question 2

Labyrinthitis

Answer 2

inflammation of the inner ear, may cause progressive vertigo

Question 3

Otitis Externa

Answer 3

infection of the external auditory canal

Question 4

Visual field

Answer 4

area within which objects may be seen when the eye is fixed

Question 5

Colorblindness (achromatopsia)

Answer 5

deficiency in colour perception; colour blind

Question 6

Presbycusis

Answer 6

deafness

Question 7

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Answer 7

distortion of shapes

Question 8

Exophthalmos

Answer 8

protrusion of one or both eyes

Question 9

Nystagmus

Answer 9

involuntary eye movement that appears jerky

Question 10

Tinnitus

Answer 10

ringing in the ears

Question 11

Glaucoma

Answer 11

a group of eye diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure

Question 12

Cerumen

Answer 12

yellow, waxy material that lubricates and protects the ear canal

Question 13

Perforation

Answer 13

hole that develops through the wall of a body organ

Question 14

Supine

Answer 14

lying face upward

Question 15

Entropion

Answer 15

lower eyelid rolls inward

Question 16

Photophobia

Answer 16

inability to tolerate light

Question 17

Epiphora

Answer 17

excessive tearing

Question 18

Conjuctivitis

Answer 18

infection of the conjunctiva “pinkeye”

Question 19

Strabismus

Answer 19

squint, crossed eye; disparity of the eye axes