Special Senses - Vocabulray
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- diplopia
- double vision
- corneal
- pertaining to the cornea
- blepharitis
- inflammation of the edges of the eyelids
- bifocal
- pertaining to having two foci, as in bifocal glasses
- astigmatism
- a defect in the refractive powers of the eye in which images fail to come into focus on the retina
- keratitis
- inflammation of the cornea
- iridectomy
- surgical excision of a portion of the iris
- intraocular
- within the eye
- hyperopia
- a vision defect in which parallel rays come to focus beyond the retina; farsightedness
- emmetropia
- normal vision
- keratoplasty
- surgical repair of the cornea
- lacrimal
- pertaining to tears
- myopia
- a vision defect in which parallel rays come to focus in front of the retina; nearsightedness
- ocular
- pertaining to the eye
- ophthalmology
- the study of the eye
- ophthalmoscope
- instrument used to examine the interior of the eye
- presbyopia
- a vision defect in which parallel rays come to focus beyond the retina; occurs normally with aging; farsightedness
- scleritis
- inflammation of the sclera
- tonometer
- instrument used to measure intraocular pressure
- accommodation
- process whereby the eyes make adjustments for seeing objects at various distances
- cataract
- an opacity of the crystalline lens or its capsule
- conjunctivitis
- inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by allergy, trauma, chemical injury, or infection; “pinkeye”
- cryosurgery
- type of surgery that uses extreme cold for destruction of tissue or for production of well-demarcated areas of cell injury
- exotropia
- the turning outward of one or both eyes
- glaucoma
- disease marked by increased intraocular pressure, which results in atrophy of the optic nerve and blindness
- nystagmus
- an involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eyeball
- radial keratotomy
- surgical procedure to correct myopia; spoke-like incisions are made in the cornea to flatten it, thereby shortening the eyeball so that light reaches the retina
- Snellen chart
- a chart for testing visual acuity; printed with lines of black letters that are graduated in size from smallest on bottom to largest on top
- strabismus
- a disorder of the eye in which the optic axes cannot be directed to the same object; a squint
- sty
- inflammation of one or more of the sebaceous glands of the eyelid; hordeolum
- trichiasis
- condition of ingrown eyelashes that rub against the cornea causing irritation
- OD
- oculus dexter; right eye
- OS
- oculus sinister; left eye
- OU
- oculus uterque; each eye
- acoustic
- pertaining to the sense of hearing
- audiogram
- a record of hearing by audiometry
- audiologist
- one who specializes in hearing disorders
- audiology
- the study of hearing disorders
- auditory
- pertaining to the sense of hearing
- aural
- pertaining to the ear
- myringoplasty
- surgical repair of the tympanic membrane
- otic
- pertaining to the ear
- otitis
- inflammation of the ear
- otolaryngologist
- one who specializes in the study of the ear and larynx
- otolaryngology
- the study of the ear and larynx
- otomycosis
- a fungus infection of the ear
- otoplasty
- surgical repair of the ear
- otopyorrhea
- flow of pus from the ear
- otorhinolaryngology
- study of the ear, nose, and throat
- presbycusis
- hearing impairment due to old age
- tinnitus
- ringing in the ear
- tympanectomy
- surgical excision of the tympanic membrane
- auricle
- the external portion of the ear, known as the ear flap
- binaural
- pertaining to both ears
- cerumen
- ear wax, the yellowish substance secreted by the glands in the canal of the inner ear
- cochlea
- portion of inner ear shaped like a snail shell; contains the organ of hearing called the organ of Corti
- equilibrium
- state of balance in the inner ear; the semicircular canals are the site of the organs of balance
- eustachian tube
- narrow tube between the middle ear and the throat that serves to equalize pressure on both sides of the eardrum
- incus
- the anvil, the middle of the three ossicles
- labyrinth
- the inner ear, made up of the vestibule, cochlea, and semicircular canals
- malleus
- the hammer, the largest of the three ossicles
- monaural
- pertaining to one ear
- ossicle
- literally, small bone; any one of the three bones of the middle ear
- stapes
- the stirrup, the innermost of the ossicles
- vertigo
- a feeling of dizziness and light headedness caused by a disturbance of the equilibrium organs in the labyrinth
- AD
- auris dexter right ear
- AS
- auris sinister left ear
- AU
- auris unitas both ears