Sense Organs: Eyes And Ears

Front 1

blephar/o

Back 1

Eyelid

Front 2

conjunctiv/o

Back 2

Conjunctiva

Front 3

blepharoptosis

Back 3

Drooping of the eyelid

Front 4

Conjunvtivis

Back 4

Pink eye

Front 5

dacry/o

Back 5

Tears, tear duct

Front 6

kerat/o

Back 6

Cornea

Front 7

lacrim/o

Back 7

Tears

Front 8

Dacryadenitis

Back 8

Inflammation of a tear duct

Front 9

Lacrimal

Back 9

Pertaining to tears

Front 10

Opthalm/o

Back 10

Eye

Front 11

Palpebr/o

Back 11

Eyelid

Front 12

Papill/o

Back 12

Optic disc

Front 13

Phac/o

Back 13

Lens of the eye

Front 14

Ophthalmoscope

Back 14

Visual inspection of the eye

Front 15

Phak/o

Back 15

Lens of the eye

Front 16

Pupill/o

Back 16

Pupil

Front 17

Dipl/o

Back 17

Double

Front 18

Presby/o

Back 18

Old age

Front 19

Scot/o

Back 19

Darkness

Front 20

Presbyopia

Back 20

Changes in the eye due to aging

Front 21

Scotoma

Back 21

Blind spot, usually in the retina or cornea

Front 22

Astigmatism

Back 22

Defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye

Front 23

Hyperopia

Back 23

Farsightedness

Front 24

Myopia

Back 24

Nearsightedness

Front 25

Cataract

Back 25

Clouding of the lens, causes decreased vision

Front 26

Chalazion

Back 26

A small, hard, cystic mass on the eyelid; formed as a result of chronic inflammation of sebaceous gland along margin of eyelid

Front 27

Diabetic retinopathy

Back 27

Retinal effects caused by diabetes mellitus include: Retinal micro aneurysms, hemorrhages, or new vascular growth within retina

Front 28

Glaucoma

Back 28

Increased intraocular pressure damages the retina and optic nerve

Front 29

Tonometry

Back 29

Diagnoses glaucoma

Front 30

Hordeolum

Back 30

Stye: staph infection of sebaceous gland in the eyelid

Front 31

Macular degeneration

Back 31

Progressive damage to the macular of the retina, causes central vision loss

Front 32

Nystagmus

Back 32

Repetitive rhythmic movements of one or both eyes

Front 33

Strabismus

Back 33

Abnormal deviation of the eye

Front 34

Amblyopia

Back 34

In children, strabismus may lead to amblyopia (partial loss of vision or lazy eye)

Front 35

Retinal detachment

Back 35

Two layers of the retina separate from each other

Front 36

Enucleation

Back 36

Removal of the entire eyeball

Front 37

Scleral buckle

Back 37

Suture of a silicone band to the sclera over the detached portion of retina

Front 38

PERRLA

Back 38

Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation

Front 39

Cerumen

Back 39

Waxy substance secreted by the external ear; earwax

Front 40

Myring/o

Back 40

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

Front 41

Tyman/o

Back 41

Eardrum, tympanic membrane

Front 42

Myringotomy

Back 42

Incision of the eardrum or tympanic membrane

Front 43

Tympanostomy tubes

Back 43

Ear tubes

Front 44

Tympanoplasty

Back 44

Surgical repair of eardrum or tympanic membrane

Front 45

-acusis or -cusis

Back 45

Hearing

Front 46

Presbycusis

Back 46

Nerve deafness occurring with aging

Front 47

Deafness

Back 47

Loss of ability to hear

Front 48

Otitis Media

Back 48

Inflammation of the middle ear

Front 49

Otosclerosis

Back 49

Hardening of bony tissue in the labyrinth

Front 50

Suppurative Otitis Media

Back 50

Bacterial infection of middle ear

Front 51

Otomycosis

Back 51

Fungal infection of ear

Front 52

Tinnitus

Back 52

Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ears

Front 53

Vertigo

Back 53

Sensation of irregular motion (whirling) from disease of the inner ear or nerve carrying messages from the semicircular canals

Front 54

Cochlear Implant

Back 54

A surgically implanted device that allows sensorineural hearing impaired persons to understand speech

Front 55

Otoscopy

Back 55

Visual examination of the ear with a small, hand held scope

Front 56

Audiometer

Back 56

Testing the sense of hearing

Front 57

Acous/o

Back 57

Hearing

Front 58

Ambly/o

Back 58

Dull, dim

Front 59

Audi/o

Back 59

Hearing

Front 60

Acoustic

Back 60

Pertaining to sound