Special Senses Flashcards
(87 cards)
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Acuity
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Clearness of sharpness of a sensory function
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adnexa
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Tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure
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Humor
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Any fluid or seminal fluid of the body
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Labryinth
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Series of intricate communicating passages
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Opaque
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Substance or surface that neither transmits nor allows the passage of light
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ambly/o
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Iris doesn’t respond appropriately to light
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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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Inner surface of eye lid
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Core/o
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Layer of the eyeball
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Pupill/o
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Opening in eye for light to enter
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Corne/o
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Outer clear covering of the eye ball
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dacry/o
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Tear; lacrimal apparatus
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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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gluac/o
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Gray
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irid/o
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Colored area of eye surrounding the pupil
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Ocul/o
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Eye
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opthalm/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
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Lens
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phot/o
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Light
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presby/o
Old age
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retin/o
Inner most layer of eyeball
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scler/o
White layer of eye
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vitr/o
Inner chamber of the eye
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Audi/o
Hearing
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labryinth/o
Air filled chambers of inner ear
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mastoid/o
Portion of temporal bone with lots of air cells
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Ot/o
Ear
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tympan/o
Tympanic membrane (ear drum)
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myring/o
Tympanic membrane (eardrum )
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-acusia
Hearing
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-cusis
Hearing
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-opia
Vision
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-opsia
Vision
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-trophia
Turning (related to the eyeball)
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Ophthalmology
Medical specialty concerned with disorders of the eye
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Ophthalmologist
Physician that treats eye disorders
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Optometrists
Doctors of optometry that diagnose vision problems and prescribe glasses
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Otolaryngology
Medial specialty concerned with the disorders of the ear, nose and throat
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Otolaryngologist
Position who treats ENT disorders 
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Glaucoma
Characterized by increased intraocular pressure
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Otitis media
Inflammation of the middle ear 
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Mastoiditis
Inflammation of brain tissue near the middle ear 
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Myringotomy
Incision of the eardrum
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Tympanotomy
Incision of the eardrum
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Tinnitus
Ringing sound
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Achromatospia
Complete color blindness
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Ametropia
Failure of light raise to focus sharply on the retina
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Astigmatism (AST)
Distorted vision, resulting from a defective curvature of the cornea or lens
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Hyperopia (far sided)
Visual defect in which the eyeball is too short
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Myopia (near sided)
Visual defect in which the eyeball is too long
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Cataract
Opacity that forms on the lens and impairs vision
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Conjunctivitis
Inflammation of the conjunctiva and inner eyelids with vascular congestion, a.k.a. pink eye
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Entropion
Inversion or inward, turning of the edge of the lower eyelid
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Epiphora
Abnormal overflow of tears
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Metamorphosia
Visual distortion of objects
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Photophobia
Unusual intolerance of and sensitivity to light
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Retinopathy
Any disorder of the retinol blood vessels
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Strabismus
Abnormal turning of the eyeball
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Anacusis
Complete deafness
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Otitis externa
Infection of the external auditory canal
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Presbyacusis
Impairment of hearing resulting from old age
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Tinnitus
Perception of ringing, hissing, or other sound in the ears
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Vertigo
Sensation of spinning motion of oneself or the surroundings
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Audiometry
Measurement of hearing acuity at different soundwave frequencies and volumes
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Blepharoplasty
Cosmetic surgery that removes fatty tissue above, and below the eyes, that commonly forms as a result of aging
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Cochlear implant insertion
Placement of an artificial hearing device
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Enucleation
Removal of the eyeball from the orbit
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Evisceration
Removal of the contents of the eye, while leaving the sclera and cornea intact
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LASIK surgery
Procedure using a specialized laser pass through a temporary flap made in the cornea to reshape underlying corneal tissue
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Tympanoplasty
Reconstruction of the eardrum 
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ENT
Ears, nose, and throat
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D.O.
Doctor of optometry
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OM
Otitis media
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URI
Upper respiratory infection
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Ambly/o
Iris doesn’t respond well to change his in light a.k.a. lazy eye
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Choroid
Layer of the eyeball
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Core/o
Opening in center of eye for light to enter
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Pupil/o
Opening and center of eye for light to enter
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Irid/o
Colored area around pupil
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Retin/o
Inner layer of eyeball
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Vitr/o
Inter chamber of eyeball
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Exophthalmos
Bulging out of the eyeball
