Special senses Flashcards
The Science dealing with the eye and it’s diseases
Ophthalmology
The general faculty by which conditions inside or outside the body are perceived
Sense
A physician who specializes in the medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the eye
Ophthalmologist
A person skilled in grinding lenses and fitting glasses
Optician
Light rays come to a focus behind the retina; farsightedness
Hyperopia
Light rays come to a focus in front of the retina; nearsightedness
Myopia
Mucous membrane which lines eyelids and coats the front portion of the eyeball
Conjunctiva
Pertaining to sound or to the sense of hearing
Acoustic
A branch of science dealing with hearing, especially the therapy of individuals having impaired hearing
Audiology
The science dealing with the ear, its function, and its diseases
Otology
The science dealing with the ear, nose, and the larynx and their functions and diseases
Otorhinolaryngology
State of balance or rest; condition in which contending forces are equal
Equilibrium
Intricate communicating passages of the internal ear
Labyrinth
Pertaining to Smell
Olfactory
One of the three scroll like bones which projects medially from the lateral wall and nasal cavity; also called nasal concha
Turbinate
