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40 Cards in this Set
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ambly-
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dim (vision)
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-opia, -opsia
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defective vision, condition of the eye(s)
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em-
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normal
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scler(o)
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sclera - tough outer white part of the eye
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accom.
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Accommodation of the eye (adjustment of focal lenght when focussing on distant/near objects)
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astigm.
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Astigmatism - change in shape of eyeball so that light rays do not converge on retina
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Em.
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Emmetropia - normal vision
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IOFB
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Intraocular foreign body
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OD
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Right eye (oculus dexter)
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OS
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Left eye (oculus sinistra)
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VA
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visual acuity (sharpness of vision)
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VF
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visual field
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Cataract
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opacity of the lens of the eye
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conjunctivitis
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inflammation of the mucous membrane surrounding white part of the eye
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aneye
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removal of entire eyeball
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glaucoma
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raised intraocular pressure
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mydriatic
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drug to dilate pupils (eyedrops)
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nystagmus
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involuntary rapid movement of the eyeball
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Snellen's chart
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square shaped letters on chart used to test vision
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Strabismus
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Squint
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What is the name for the external ear
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Auricle (ear lobe)
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Another name for the ear drum
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tympanic membrane - tympan(0) or myring(o)
**timpani is a type of drum** |
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Middle ear
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in temporal bone of skull. lined with mucous membrane. conducts sounds. contains auditory ossicles
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Middle ear infection
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otitis media
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name the auditory ossicles located in cavity of middle ear.
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malleus (shaped like a mallet)
incus (like an anvil) stapes (like stirrups) |
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inner ear
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bony labyrinth - complex arrangement of canals
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Myring(o)
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ear drum / tympanum (membrane dividing outer and inner ear)
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Salping(o)
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Eustachian tube - connects middle ear to back of throat
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-emphraxis
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blocking, stopping
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staped(i)(o)
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stapes (ossicle)
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malle(o)
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malleus (hammer bone in ossicle)
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incud(o)
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incus (anvil bone in ossicle)
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AD / AS
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audris dextra / sinistra (right ear / left ear)
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OE
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otitis externa - infection of outer ear
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glue ear
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accumulation of glue-like substance in middle ear, bulges ear drum
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grommet
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small plastic tube inserted into ear drum to drain off excess fluid
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suppurative otitis media
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glue ear
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Meniere's disease
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idiopathic disease characterised by vertigo and tinnitus
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hypermetropia
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long-sightedness
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GCS
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Glasgow Coma Scale - records conscious state of a person
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