chapter 17 eyes and ears Flashcards

1
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macula =

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fovea centrallis/ central retina

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2
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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3
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palpebr/o

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eyelid

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4
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blepharoptosis =

A

drooping of eyelid

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5
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conjunctiv/o

A

conjunctiva

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6
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cor/o =

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pupil

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7
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pupill/o

A

pupil

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8
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conjunctivitis =

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inflammation of conjunctiva / pinkeye

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9
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corne/o

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cornea

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10
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kerat/o

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cornea

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11
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dacry/o

A

tears (lacrimal fluid)

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12
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lacrim/o

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tears (lacrimal fluid)

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13
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ir/o

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iris

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14
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irid/o

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iris

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15
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ocul/o

A

eye

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16
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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17
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opt/o

A

vision

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18
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optic/o

A

vision

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19
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-opia =

A

vision

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20
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-opsia =

A

vision

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21
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diplopia =

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double vision

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22
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hemianopsia =

A

loss of half of visual field (usually from brain injury)

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23
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optician =

A

dispenses glasses

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24
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specialist of vision and glasses =

A

optometrist

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25
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retin/o

A

retina

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26
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hypertensive retinopathy =

A

retinal disease from high blood pressure

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27
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scler/o

A

sclera

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28
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mi/o

A

smaller

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29
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miosis =

A

smaller pupil

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30
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mydr/o

A

wide/ enlarged

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31
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mydriasis =

A

enlarged pupil

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32
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phot/o

A

light

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33
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presby/o

A

older age

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34
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xerophthalmia =

A

dryness of the eye

35
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-tropia =

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turned

36
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exotropia =

A

outward turning of the eyeball

37
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refraction =

A

bending of light

38
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astigmatism =

A

defective curvature of cornea or lens

39
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hyperopia or hypermetropia =

A

far sightedness

40
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myopia =

A

nearsightedness

41
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cataract =

A

clouding of the lens

42
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sty =

A

infection of eyelid sebaceous gland

43
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glaucoma =

A

increased intraocular pressure which can damage nerves and retina

44
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macular degeneration =

A

loss of central vision (leading cause of blindness in the elderly)

45
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nystagmus =

A

repetitive rhythmic eye movements

46
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retinopexy =

A

surgical repair for retinal detachment

47
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retinal angiography =

A

using ophthalmoscope to inspect the blood vessels inside the eye

48
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ophthalmoscopy =

A

visual examination of the interior of the eye

49
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tonometry =

A

measurment of intraocular pressure

50
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vision acuity test =

A

testing vision sharpness

51
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photocoagulation =

A

cauterization of retina with laser

52
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cerumen =

A

ear wax

53
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eustachian tube =

A

pharyngotympanic tube

54
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acous/o

A

hearing

55
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audi/o

A

hearing

56
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audit/o

A

hearing

57
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-acusis =

A

hearing

58
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-cusis =

A

hearing

59
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hyperacusis =

A

excessive sensitivity to hearing

60
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aur/o

A

ear

61
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auricul/o

A

ear

62
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ot/o

A

ear

63
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otopyorrhea =

A

ear pus discharge

64
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cochle/o

A

cochlea

65
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otomycosis =

A

ear fungal infection

66
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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

67
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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane

68
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ossicul/o

A

ossicle (middle ear bone)

69
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staped/o

A

stapes (ossicle)

70
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salping/o

A

eustachian tube

71
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vestibul/o

A

vestibule

72
Q

-otia =

A

ear condition

73
Q

microtia

A

small ear condition

74
Q

acoustic neuroma =

A

tumor of CN VIII

vestibulocochlear nerve

75
Q

sensorineural deafness cause =

A

nerve impairment

76
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conductive deafness cause =

A

impairment of ossicles, eardrum, ect..

77
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meniere’s disease =

A

inner ear problems including dizziness

78
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otitis media =

A

inflammation of middle ear

79
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otosclerosis =

A

hardening of ossicle connections

80
Q

tinnitus =

A

ringing in the ears

81
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vertigo =

A

abnormal sensation of spinning motion

82
Q

audiometry:

instrument =

result =

A

instrument = audiometer

result = audiogram

83
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A