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special senses Flashcards

1
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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
pupill/o

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pupil

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cone/o

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cornea

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cycl/o

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ciliary body of the eye
circular
cycle

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dacry/o
lacrim/o

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tear
lacrimal apparatus

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dacryocyst/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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14
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kerat/o

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horny tissue
cornea
hard

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15
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ocul/o
ophthalm/o

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eye

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16
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opt/o
optic/o

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eye
vision

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17
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phac/o

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lens

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18
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phot/o

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light

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19
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presby/o

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old age

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20
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retni/o

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retina

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scler/o

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hardening
sclera

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scot/o

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darkness

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vitr/o

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vitreous body

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audi/o

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hearing

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25
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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth

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mastoid/o

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mastoid process

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ot/o

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ear

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salping/o

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tubes

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staped/o

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stapes

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tympan/o

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tympanic membrane

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31
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-acusia
-cusis

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hearing

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32
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-opia
-opsia

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vision

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33
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-tropia

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turning

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34
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exo-

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outside
outward

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35
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hyper-

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excessive
above normal

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36
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achromatopsia

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complete color blindness

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37
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ametropia

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defect in lens, cornea, shape
error of refraction

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astigmatism

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distorted vision
defective curvature of cornea

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39
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hyperopia

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eye is too short and image falls behind retna

40
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myopia

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eye is too long and image falls in front of retina

41
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cataract

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opacity forms on the lens
protein build up

42
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chalazion

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hard tumor on eyelid

43
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conjunctivitis

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inflammation of conjunctiva and inner eyelid (pink eye)

44
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drusen

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yellow deposits of retinal pigment

45
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ectropion

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outward turning of the lower eyelid

46
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epiphora

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ab. overflow of tears

47
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entropion

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inward turning of the lower eyelid

48
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hordeolum

A

swelling of
sebaceous glands

49
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metamorphopsia

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Visual distortion of objects

50
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nyctalopia

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Impaired vision in dim light;

51
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nystagmus

A

involuntary eye movements that appear jerky

52
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papilledema

A

Swelling and hyperemia of the optic disc

53
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photophobia

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Unusual intolerance of and sensitivity to light

54
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retinopathy

A

Any disorder of retinal blood vessels

55
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56
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strabismus

A

Misalignment of the eyes do not focus on the same object
at the same time (lazy eye)

57
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trachoma

A

Complete deafness;

58
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conduction impairment

A

Blocking of sound waves

59
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labyrinthitis

A

Inflammation of the inner ear

60
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Méniére disease

A

Increased fluid pressure of the endolymphatic system

61
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noise-induced hearing loss

A

destruction of hair cells,
result of sounds that are “too long, too loud, or too close”

62
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otitis externa

A

Infection of the external auditory canal

63
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presbyacusis

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Impairmentof hearing resulting from old age;

64
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tinnitus

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Perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears

65
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vertigo

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Sensation of a spinning motion of oneself or of the surroundings

66
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audiometry

A

Measurementof hearing acuity at differing sound-wave frequencies

67
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caloric stimulation test

A

test that uses different water temperatures to assess the vestibular portion
of the nerve of the inner ear

68
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electronystagmography

A

Method of assessing and recording eye movements by measuring the
electrical activity of the extraocular muscles

69
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gonioscopy

A

Examination of the angle of the anterior chamber of the eye

70
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ophthalmodynamometry

A

Measurement of the blood pressure of the retinal vessels

71
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ophthalmoscopy

A

Visual examination of the interior of the eye

72
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otoscopy

A

visual examination of the external auditory canal

73
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pneumatic

A

Otoscopic procedure that assesses the ability of the tympanic membrane
to move in response to a change in air pressure

74
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retinoscopy

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Evaluation of refractive errors of the eye by projecting a light into the eyes

75
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slit-lamp examination

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Stereoscopic magnified view of the anterior eye structures

76
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tonometry

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Evaluation of intraocular pressure by measuring the resistance of the
eyeball

77
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tuning fork tests

A

vibrating tuning fork determines type of hearing loss

78
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Rinne

A

tuning fork test that evaluates unilateral hearing loss by comparing sound

79
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Weber

A

Tuning fork test that determines whether hearing loss occurs in the middle
ear or inner

80
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visual acuity (VA) test

A

letter test at the eye doctor

81
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dacryocystography

A

imaging of the nasolacrimal (tear) glands and ducts

82
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fluorescein angiography

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Evaluation of blood vessels and their leakage in and beneath the retina

83
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blepharoplasty

A

cosmetic surgery that removes fatty tissue above and below the eyes

84
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cochlear implant insertion

A

Placement of an artificial hearing device that produces hearing sensations
by electrically stimulating nerves inside the inner ear;

85
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cyclodialysis

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Formation of an opening between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal space

86
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enucleation

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Removal of the eyeball from the orbit

87
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evisceration

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Removal of the contents of the eye while leaving the sclera and cornea intact

88
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LASIK surgery

A

laser passed through a temporary flap made
in the cornea to reshape underlying corneal tissue

89
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otoplasty

A

Corrective surgery for a deformed or excessively large or small pinna

90
Q

phacoemulsification
with
lens
implant

A

Ultrasonic destruction
and removal of a cloudy lens

91
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pressure-equalizing (PE) tube
placement

A

nsertion of tubes through the tympanic membrane, commonly used to
treat chronic otitis media

92
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sclerostomy

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Surgical formation of an openinginthe sclera

93
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tympanoplasty

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Reconstruction of the eardrum

94
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ear irrigation

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Visual activity test (eye doctor test)

95
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retinal photocoagulation

A

laser beam to seal retinal tissue

96
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