Chapter 13 Special Senses Eyes & Ears Flashcards
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Procedure in which a damage cornea is replaced by the cornea from the eye of a human cadavar; also known as keratoplasty
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Cornea Transplantation
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Opacity of the lens of the eyes, usually occurring as a results of aging, trauma, metabolic disease, or the adverse effect of certain medication or chemicals.
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Cataract
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Eye disease in which increased eyeball pressure causes gradual loss of sight.
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Glaucoma
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Pertaining to the eye or sense of sight.
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Ocular
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Surgery to correct myopia, or nearsightedness, by changing the shape of the cornea (transplant part of the eye that covers the iris and pupil).
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Radial Keratotomy
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Condition in which breathing stops for more than ten seconds during sleep.
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Sleep Apnea
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The medical specialty associated with the eyes, organs of sight.
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Ophthalmology
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The medical specialty associated with ears, the organs of hearing.
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Otolaryngology
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Specialize in treatment in eyes only.
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Ophthalmologists
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Ears,Nose&Throat=
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ENT
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The oldest medical specialty in the United States
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Otolaryngology
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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Involuntary contraction of the eyelid
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blepharospasm
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choroid/o
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choroid
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Conjunctiv/o
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Conjuctiva
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Corne/o
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Cornea
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Cor/o
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Pupil
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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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Dacry/o
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tear;lacrimal apparatus(duct, sac, or gland)
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lacrim/o
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tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
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dipl/o
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double
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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
eye
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ophthalm/o
eye
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opt/o
eye, vision
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retin/o
retina
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acous/o
hearing
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audi/o
hearing
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audit/o
hearing
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audi/o
hearing
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myring/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum )
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tympan/o
tympanic membrane (eardrum )
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ot/o
ear
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salping/o
tube (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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instrument for examining the eye
Ophthalmoscope
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Instrument for measuring and examining the pupil
Coreometer
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discharge,flow from the ear
otorrhea
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Surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (ear drum)
tympanoplasty
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incision of the tympanic membrane (ear drum)
Myringotomy
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Relating to the auditory tube and pharynx.
Salpingopharyngeal
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Pertaining to the sense of hearing or to the system that serves hearing
Auditory
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Instrument for measuring hearing.
Audiometer
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Pertaining to sound, Acoustic trauma, acoustic wave.
Acoustic
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Abnormal replacement of the sensory retina by fibrous tissue and blood vessels, occurring mainly in premature infants with a birth weight of less than 1500g who are placed in a high oxygen enviroment.
Retinopathy
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Relating to the eye, vision, or optics.
Optic
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Within the eyeball.
intraocular
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Any surgical modification of the cornea; the removal of a portion of the cornea containing an opacity and the insertion in its place of a piece of cornea of the same size and shape removed from elsewhere.
Keratoplasty
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Paralysis of the musculus sphincter iridis.
Iridoplegia
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The condition in which a single object is perceived as two objects
Diplopia
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The secretion of tears, especially in excess.
Lacrimation
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Relating to the pupil.
Pupillary
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A condition in which the two pupils are not of equal size
Anisocoria
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An excessive secretion of tears.
Dacryorrhea
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Inflammation of the conjunctiva.
Conjunctivitis
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Inflammation of the cornea.
Corneitis
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Noninflammatory degeneration of the choroid.
Choroidopathy
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-acusis
hearing
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-cusis
hearing
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-opia
vision
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-opsia
vision
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-ptosis
prolapse,
downward
displacement
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Exo-
Outside, outward
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Hyper-
Excessive,above normal
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Without hearing
Anacusis
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gradual hearing loss in both ears that commonly occurs as people age
Presbycusis
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Turning outside,outward.
Exotropia
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Above normal vision.
Hyperopia
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Prolapse or downward ,displacement eyelid.
Blepharoptosis
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Different vision.
Heteropsia
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Dull, dim vision.
Amblyopia
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Without hearing.
Anacusis
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Congenital deficiency in color perception that is more common in men; also called color blindness.
Achromatopsia
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Refractive disorder in which excessive curvature of the cornea or lens causes light to be scattered over the retina, rather than focused on a single point, resulting in a distorted image.
Astigmatism
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Degenerative disease due mainly to the aging process in which the lens of the eye becomes progressively cloudy, causing decreased vision.
Cataract
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Inflammation of the conjunctiva that can be caused by bacteria, allergy, irritation, or a foreign body; also called Pinkeye.
Conjunctivitis
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Retinal damage marked by aneurysmal dilation and bleeding of blood vessels or the formation of new blood vessels causing visual changes in diabetic patients.
Diabetic Retinopathy
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Small, purulent, inflammatory infection of a sebaceous gland of the eyelid; also called Sty.
Hordeolum
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Breakdown of the tissues in the macula, resulting in loss of central vision.
Macular Degeneration
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Unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light that occurs in such disorders as meningitis, eye inflammation, measles, and rubella.
Photophobia
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Separation of the retina from the choroid, which disrupts vision ans results in blindness if not repaired.
Retinal Detachment
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Muscular eye disorder in which the eyes turn from the normal position so that they deviate in different directions.
Strabismus
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Strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye toward that of the other eye, resulting in diplopia; also called Cross-eye or Convergent Strabismus.
Esotropia
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Strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye away from that of the other, resulting in diplopia; also called Wall-eye or Divergent Strabismus.
Exotropia
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Loss of the sense or perception of sound.
Hearing Loss
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Total deafness (complete hearing loss)
Anacusis
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Results from any condition that prevents sound wave from being transmitted to the auditory receptors.
Conductive
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Impairment of hearing that results from the aging process.
Presbycusis
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Inability of nerve stimuli to be delivered to the brain from the inner ear due to damage to the auditory(acoustic) nerve or cochlea; also called Nerve Deafness.
Sensorineural
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Rare disorder characterized by progressive deafness, vertigo, and tinnitus, possible due to swelling of membranous structures within the labyrinth.
Meniere Disease
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Inflammation of the middle ear, which is commonly the results of an upper respiratory infection (URI) and may be treated with tympanostomy tube insertion.
Otitis Media
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Progressive deafness due to ossification in the body labyrinth of the inner ear.
Otosclerosis
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Ringing or tinkling noise heard constantly or intermittently in one or both ears, even in a quiet enviroment, that usually results from damage to inner ear structures associated with hearing.
Tinnitus
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Sensation of moving around in space or a feeling of spinning or dizziness that usually result from inner ear structure damage associated with balance and equilibrium
Vertigo
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Screening test to detect glaucoma that measures intraocular pressure and to determine if its elevated.
Tonometry
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Standard eye examination to determine the smallest letters a person can read on a Snellen Chart, or E Chart, at a distance of 20 feet.
Visual Acuity Test
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Test that measure hearing acuity at various sound frequencies
Audiometry
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Visual examination of the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane using an otoscope.
Otoscopy
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Hearing test that use a tuning fork that is struck and then placed against or near the bones on the side of the head to asses nerve and bone conduction of sound.
Tuning Fork Test
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Evaluates bone conduction of sound in one ear at a time.
Rinne
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Evaluates bone conduction of sound in both ears at the same time.
Weber
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Excision of a lens affected by a cataract.
Cataract Surgery
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Excision of the lens by ultrasonic vibrations that break the lens into tint particles, which are suctioned out of the eye; also called Small Incision Cataract Surgery(SICS).
Phacoemulsification
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Excision of a portion of the iris used to relieve intraocular pressure in patients with glaucoma.
Iridectomy
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Laser surgery that creates an opening on the rims of the iris to allow aqueous humor to flow between the anterior and posterior chambers to relieve IOP that occurs as a result of glaucoma and is replacing iridectomy because it is safer procedure.
Laser Iridotomy
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Use of a laser beam to seal leaking or hemorrhaging retinal blood vessels used in treatment of diabetic retinopathy.
Laser Photocoagulation
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Electronic transmitter surgically implanted into the cochlea of a deaf person to restore hearing.
Cochlear Implant
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Surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft to correct hearing loss; also called Tympanoplasty.
Myringoplasty
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Treatment for glaucoma includes eyedrops that also causes the pupils to constrict.
Miotics
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Incision of the tympanic membrane(eardrum) to relieve pressure and drain fluid from the middle ear or to insert tympanostomy tubes in the eardrum via surgery.
Myringotomy
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Reduce intraocular pressure by lowering the amount of aqueous humor in the eyeball, reducing its production, or increasing its outflow.
Antiglaucoma Drug
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Cause the pupil to constrict.
Miotics
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Cause the pupil to dilate and prepare the eye for an internal examination.
Mydriatics
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Decrease sensitivity of the inner ear to motion and prevent nerve impulses from the inner ear from reaching the vomiting center of the brain
Vertigo & Motion Sickness Drugs
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Loosen and help remove impacted cerumen(ear wax).
Wax Emulsifiers
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IOP
Intraocular Pressure
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Tubes that are most commonly used in children who have recurrent ear infections that do not respond to antibiotics, or when fluid remains behind the eeardrum.
Pressure-Equalizing Tubes (PE Tubes )
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ARMD
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
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Ast
Astigmatism
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ENT
ear,nose,throat
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EOM
Extraocular Movement
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IOP
Intraocular Pressure
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Myop
Myopia
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O.D.
Doctors of Optometry
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OD
Right Eye
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OM
Otitis Media
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OS
Left Eye
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OU
Both Eyes
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ST
Esotropia
