Medical terminology chapter 11
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 blepharo | eyelid |
| blepharospasm | involuntary contraction of eyelid muscles |
| choroid | bw of choroid |
| choroidopathy | noninflammatory degeneration of the choroid |
| corneo | bw of cornea |
| coro | bw of pupil |
| anisocoria | inequality of the size of the pupils |
| coreometer | instrument for measuring the pupil |
| dacryo | bw of tear; lacrimal apparatus |
| lacrimo | bw of tear; lacrimal apparatus |
| dacryorrhea | excessive secretion of tears |
| lacrimation | secretion and discharge of tears |
| diplo | bw of double |
| diplopia | two images of an object seen at the same time |
| iridoplegia | paralysis of the sphincter of the iris |
| irido | bw of the iris |
| kerato | bw of the horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| keratoplasty | replacement of a cloudy cornea with a transparent one, typically derived from an organ donor; corneal grafting |
| oculo | bw of eye |
| intraocular | within the eyeball |
| opthalmo | bw of eye |
| oculo | bw of eye |
| intraoculuar | within the eyeball |
| opthalmoscope | instrument used for examining the interior of the eye especially the retina |
| opto | bw of eye, optic |
| optic | pertaining to the eye or sight |
| retino | bw of retina |
| sclero | bw of the sclera or of hardening |
| scleritis | superficial and deep inflammation of the sclera |
| -opia | ew of vision |
| opsia | ew of vision |
| amblyopia | reduction or dimness of vision with no apparent pathological condition |
| heteropsia | inequality of vision in the two eyes; different vision |
| choroiopathy | disease of the choriod |
| keratorrhexis | rupture of the cornea |
| opthalmoplegia | paralysis of the eye muscle |
| blepharoedema | swelling and baggy appearance of the eyelids |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelids |
| erythropia | objects which are not red appear to be red |
| xanthopia | object which are not yellow appear to be yellow |
| diplopia | a condition of "double vision" |
| myopia | near sightedness |
| hyperopia | far sightedness |
| blepharospasm | twitching of the eye lid |
| blepharoptosis | vertical displacement of the eyelids, preferably after strokes |
| lacrimal gland location | above the outer corner of each eye |
| lacrimal gland | produce tears, which keeps the eyeballs moist |
| nasolacrimal duct | collects and drains tears into the lacrimal sac |
| dacryadenitis | inflammation of the tear gland |
| acouso | bw of hearing |
| audio | bw of hearing (a) |
| myringo | bw of tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| tympano | bw of tympanic membrane (eardrum) |
| oto | bw of ear |
| salpingo | bw of tube(auditory) |
| acoustic | pertaining to sound or the sense of hearing |
| audiometer | an instrument for testing hearing |
| myringotomy | incision of the tympanic membrane |
| tympanoplasty | surgical repair of the tympanic membrane |
| otorrhea | inflammation of the ear with purulent discharge |
| salpingopharyngeal | concerning the eustachian tube and the pharynx |
| -acusis | ew of hearing |
| anacusis | total deafness |
| -tropia | ew of turning |
| hypertropia | an ocular deviation with one eye located higher than the other |
| external ear | auricle, ear canal, and tympanic membrane |
| otodynia | pain in the ear |
| ear bones | malleus, incus, and the stapes |
| salpingitis | inflammation of the eustachian tube |
| stapedectomy | removal of the stapes from the middle ear and an insertion of a prosthesis |
| achromatopsia | condition of color blindness that is more common in men |
| astigmatism | defective curvature of the cornea and lens, resulting in distorted vision |
| cataract | opacity of the lens as a result of protein deposits on its surface that slowly builds up until vision is lost |
| conjunctivitis | inflammation of the conjunctiva that can be caused by bacteria, allergy, irration-- pinkeye |
| diabetic retinopathy | retinal damage marked by aneurismal dilation of blood vessels |
| esotrpoia | strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye toward the other eye results in diplopia; cross eye |
| exotropia | strabismus in which there is deviation of the visual axis of one eye away from that of the other, results in diplopia; wall eye |
| glaucoma | increased intraocular pressure caused by the failure of aqeous humor to drain, which results in atrophy of the optic nerve and blindness |
| hordeolum | small purulent inflammatory infection of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid; sty |
| mascular degeneration | breakdown of the tissues in the mascula resulting loss of central vision |
| photophobia | unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light; occurs in meningitis, inflammation of the eyes, measles, and rubella |
| retinal detachment | separation of the retina from the choroid |
| strabismus | muscular eye disorder in which the eyes turn from the normal position so that they deviate in different directions |
| acoustic neuroma | benign tumor that develops from eighth cranial nerve and grows within the auditory canals |
| anucusis | total deafness; complete hearing loss |
| conductive hearing loss | hearing loss due to an impairment of sound cuz of obstruction of the ear canal or damage to eardrums |
| menier disease | rare disorder of unknown etiology within the labyrinth of the inner ear that can lead to a progressive loss of hearing |
| otisis media | middle ear infection, usually a result of bacterial |
| otosclerosis | progressive deafness due to ossification in the bony labyrinth of the inner ear |
| prebysuis | impairment of hearing resulting from the aging process |
| tinnitus | ringing in the ear |
| vertigo | sensation of moving around in space; feeling of spinning or dizziness |
| tonometry | measuring intraocular pressure by determining the resistance of the eyeball to indention by an applied force- detect glaucoma |
| visual acuity test | standard test of visual acuity in which a person reads letter 20 feet away |
| audiometry | test that measures hearing acuity of various sound frequencies |
| otoscopy | visual examination of the ear using an otoscope |
| Rinne test | hearing acuity test that is performed with a vibrating tuning fork placed on the mastoid process |
| cataract surgery | excision of cataracts by surgical removal of the lens |
| corneal transplant | surgical transplanation of a donor cornea |
| extracapsular surgery | excision of most of the lens, followed by insertion of an intraocular lens transplant |
| iridectomy | excision of a portion of the iris |
| phacoemulsification | excision of the lens by ultrasonic vibrations that break the lens into tiny particles |
| cochlear implant | electronic transmitter that is surgically implanted into the cochlea deaf individual |
| myringoplasty | surgical repair of a perforated eardrum with a tissue graft |
| myringotomy | incision of the eardrum to relieve pressure and release pus or serous fluid from the middle ear or to insert tympanostomy tubes surgically in the eardrum |
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