Med Terms Ii Eyes Ears

Front 1

Parts of outer layer of eye

Back 1

cornea and sclera

Front 2

sclera

Back 2

white part of eye

Front 3

cornea

Back 3

clear and allows light into eye

Front 4

Parts of middle layer of eye
(uvea)

Back 4

Middle layer of eye
choroid
iris
ciliary body

Front 5

Parts of inner layer of eye
(retina)

Back 5

rods and cones
transform light into electrical impulses

Front 6

Location of cones

Back 6

Macula lutea

Front 7

Liquid in the anterior cavity and purpose

Back 7

aqueous humor
maintains proper pressure within the eye

Front 8

Liquid in the posterior cavity

Back 8

vitreous humor
A gel that maintains the eye's shape and holds the retina in place

Front 9

Refraction means

Back 9

bending

Front 10

ambly/o

Back 10

dull; dim

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dipl/o

Back 11

double

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metrist

Back 12

specialist inthe measure of

Front 13

pexy

Back 13

surgical fixation

Front 14

eso

Back 14

inward

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exo

Back 15

outward

Front 16

extra

Back 16

outside

Front 17

presby

Back 17

old age

Front 18

blephar/o

Back 18

eyelid

Front 19

blepharoptosis

Back 19

droopong eyelid

Front 20

conjunctiv/o

Back 20

membrane lining the eyelids and anterior part of eye

Front 21

conjunctivitis

Back 21

inflammation of the conjunctiva

Front 22

irid

Back 22

iris

Front 23

iridectomy

Back 23

excision of the iris

Front 24

iritis

Back 24

inflammation of the iris

Front 25

keratoplasty

Back 25

surgical reconstruction of the cornea; corneal transplant

Front 26

labyrinthitis

Back 26

inflammation of the inner ear

Front 27

ocul/o

Back 27

eye

Front 28

extraocular

Back 28

outside the eyeball

Front 29

exophthalmia

Back 29

outward protrusion of the eyeball

Front 30

palpebral

Back 30

pertaining to the eyelid

Front 31

phac/o phak/o

Back 31

lens

Front 32

aphakia

Back 32

absence of a lens

Front 33

retinopexy

Back 33

surgical fixation of the retina

Front 34

amblyopia

Back 34

dimness of vision

Front 35

diplopia

Back 35

double vision

Front 36

prsbyopia

Back 36

impaired vision due to old age

Front 37

tropia

Back 37

turning

Front 38

estropia

Back 38

turning inward of eyeball
(strabismus)

Front 39

exotropia

Back 39

outward turing of eyeball
(strabismus)

Front 40

Errors in light bending

Back 40

myopia
hyperopia
astigmatism

Front 41

Myopia

Back 41

nearsightedness

Front 42

hyperopia

Back 42

Farsightedness

Front 43

Astigmatism

Back 43

uneven curve of the cornes resulting in blurred vision

Front 44

Glaucoma

Back 44

damage to retina and optic nerve due to increase in intraocular pressure (aqueous humor)

Front 45

Macular degenerative

Back 45

Detereoration of the macula lutea

Front 46

Parts of outer ear

Back 46

Auricle (visual ear)
External auditory meatus
(ear canal)
Tympanic membrane or eradrum

Front 47

Cerumen

Back 47

a wax secreted by ear canal

Front 48

Parts of middle ear and function
(3 ossicles)

Back 48

Malleus
Incus
Stapes
Transmits sound to inner ear

Front 49

Parts of inner ear and function

Back 49

Coclea
vestibule
balance and hearing

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audiometry

Back 50

process of measuring hearing

Front 51

aural

Back 51

pertaining to the ear

Front 52

myringotomy

Back 52

process of cutting the eardrum to remove fluid from the ear

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otaglia

Back 53

earache

Front 54

otitis media

Back 54

inflammation of middle ear

Front 55

otorrhea

Back 55

discharge from ear

Front 56

presbycusis

Back 56

diminished hearing due to old age

Front 57

Meniere's disease

Back 57

A condition of the inner ear that includes hearing loss, ringing in ears, vertigo

Front 58

tinnitis

Back 58

ringing in ears

Front 59

myring/o

Back 59

eardrum or tympanic membrane

Front 60

cusis

Back 60

hearing