Ocular and Aural Abbreviations and Terms Flashcards
(43 cards)
1
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OS
A
left eye
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OD
A
right eye
3
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OU
A
both eyes
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TER
A
tonic eye reflexes
5
Q
FDT
A
fluorescein dye test
6
Q
STT
A
schirmer tear test
7
Q
IOP
A
intraocular pressure
8
Q
PLR
A
pupillary light reflex
9
Q
SARDS
A
sudden acquired retinal degeneration syndrome
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Q
nystagmus
A
eyeball twitching/shaking
11
Q
strabismus
A
crossed eyes
esotropia: eyes pointed in
exotropia: eyes pointed out
12
Q
blepharospasm
A
rapid/abnormal squinting
13
Q
chemosis
A
swelling of conjunctiva
14
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epiphora
A
excessive tearing
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Q
photophobia
A
light sensitivity
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ptosis
A
eyelid drooping
17
Q
entropian
A
eyelid rolls in
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ectropian
A
eyelid rolls out
19
Q
keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)
A
dry eye, decreased tear production
20
Q
glaucoma
A
increased IOP
21
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uveitis
A
decreased IOP, inflammation of uvea (middle eye)
22
Q
anisocoria
A
unequal pupil sizes
23
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myosis, miotic
A
constricted pupil
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mydriasis, mydriatic
A
dilated pupil
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conjunctivitis
inflammation of conjunctiva
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cataracts
proteins clump together and make lens cloudy and can't see through
27
nuclear sclerosis
thickening of fibers in eye, similar to cataracts but can see past opaqueness
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exophthalmos
eye bulging
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enophthalmos
eye shrinks back into orbit
30
proptosis
eye pops out of socket
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neovascularization
eye makes extra blood vessels to heal a part of the eye
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AU
both ears
33
AS
left ear
34
AD
right ear
35
pinna
ear flap
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tympanic membrane
ear drum, normally looks opaque and is oval shaped
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plucking
taking out excessive hair in ventral ear canal
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otitis
inflammation of ear
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otodectes cynotis
ear mites
40
malassezia sp.
yeast infection
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aural hematoma
pillow forms in ear from serum accumulation
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aural polyp
benign tumor that starts under jaw and grows into the ear and through the tympanic membrane
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CTA
computerized tomography angiography
