Ch 15- Special Senses Flashcards
(67 cards)
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Acuity
A
cleaness or sharpness of a sensory function
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labyrinth
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series of intricate communicating passages
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olfaction
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act and sense of smelling
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cerumen
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waxy secretion produced by glands within the ear canal (ear wax)
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ossicles
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smallest bones of the body, located in the ear
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ambly/o
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dull, dim
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aque/o
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water
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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choroid/o
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choroid
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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core/o
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pupil
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pupill/o
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pupil
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corne/o
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cornea
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cycl/o
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ciliary body of eye; circular; cycle
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dacry/o
lacrim/o
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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
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darcyocyst/o
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lacrimal sac
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glauc/o
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gray
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goni/o
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angle
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irid/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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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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eye, vision
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optic/o
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eye, vision
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phac/o
lens
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phot/o
light
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presby/o
old age
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retin/o
retina
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scler/o
hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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scot/o
darkness
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vitr/o
vitreous body (of eye)
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audi/o
hearing
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labryinth/o
labryinth (inner ear)
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mastoid/o
mastoid process
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ot/o
ear
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salping/o
tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian (auditory) tubes)
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staped/o
stapes
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myring/o
| tympan/o
typanic membrane (eardrum)
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-ascusia
hearing
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-cusis
hearing
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-opia
vision
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-ospia
vision
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-tropia
turning
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exo-
outside, outward
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hyper-
excessive, above normal
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conjuctivitis
inflammation of the conjuctiva with vascular convgestion, producing a red or pink eye
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exophthalmos
protusion of one or both eyeballs
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hordeolum
swelling of one of the several sebaceous glands of the eyelid, also called stye
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nyctalopia
impaired vision in dim light; also called night blindness
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photophobia
unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light
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anacusis
complete deafmess; also called anacusia
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labyrinthitis
inflammation of the inner ear that usually results from an acute febrile process
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Meniere disease
disorder of the labyrinth that leads to progressive loss of hearing
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otitis externa
infection of the external auditory canal
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tinnitus
perception of the ringing, hisisng, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present
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vertigo
hallucination of movement, or a feeling of spinning or dizziness
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audiometry
measurement of hearing acuity at various sound wave frequencies
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visual acuity (VA) test
part of an eye examination that determines the smallest letters that can be read on a standardized chart at a distance of 20 feet
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ophthalmoscopy
visual examination of the interior of the eye
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otoscopy
visual examination of the external auditory canal and tympanic membrane using an otoscope
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dacryocystography
radiographic imaging procedures of the nasolacrimal (tear) glands and ducts
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blepharoplasty
cosmetic surgery that removes fatty tissue above and below the eyes that commonly form as a result of the aging process or excessive exposure to the sun
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cochlear implant
artificial hearing device that produces useful hearing sensations by electriclly stimulating nerves inside the inner ear; also called bionic ear
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otoplasty
corrective surgery for a deformed or ecessively large or small pinna
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radial keratotomyy (RK)
incision of the cornea for treatment of nersightedness or astigmatism
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tympanoplasty
reconstruction of the eardrum, commonly due to perforation; also called myringoplasty
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ENT
ear, nose, and throat
