Skin And Sense Organs

Front 1

aural discharge

Back 1

fluid or material from the ear

Front 2

otitis

Back 2

inflammation of an ear

Front 3

subcutaneous

Back 3

lower layer of the skin composed of fatty tissue

Front 4

epidermis

Back 4

outer layer of the skin

Front 5

dermatology

Back 5

study of the skin and its diseases

Front 6

myringotomy

Back 6

incision of the eardrum

Front 7

typmanoplasty

Back 7

surgical repair of the eardrum

Front 8

ocular

Back 8

pertaining to the eye

Front 9

onycholysis

Back 9

separating of a nail from its foundation (bed)

Front 10

ophthalmoscope

Back 10

instrument used to visually examine the eye.

Front 11

aphakia

Back 11

absence of the lens of the eye

Front 12

pilosebaceous

Back 12

Pertaining to hair and its associated sebaceous gland.

Front 13

retinopathy

Back 13

disease of the retina

Front 14

trichophagia

Back 14

Habit of eating hair; abnormal craving for nonfood substances

Front 15

subungual

Back 15

pertaining to under a nail

Front 16

alopecia

Back 16

absence of hair from areas where it normally grows; baldness

Front 17

cataract

Back 17

clouding of the lens of the eye, causing impairment of vision or blindness

Front 18

conjunctivitis

Back 18

inflammation of the conjunctiva

Front 19

glaucoma

Back 19

increase in pressure (fluid accumulation) within the chamber at the front of the eye.

Front 20

malanoma

Back 20

malignant tumor of pigmented cells that arises from a nevus in the skin.

Front 21

nevus

Back 21

pigmented lesion in or on the skin; a mole.

Front 22

Sty

Back 22

pus-filled (purulent) infection of glands near the eyelid.

Front 23

tinnitus

Back 23

abnormal noise (ringing, buzzing, roaring) sound in the ears.

Front 24

allergy tests

Back 24

procedure in which allergy causing substances are placed on the skin and a reaction is noted.

Front 25

bacterial and fungal tests

Back 25

procedures in which samples from skin lesions are taken to determine the presence of bacterial infection or fungal growth.

Front 26

Fluorescein angiography

Back 26

fluorescein ( a contrast substance) is injected intravenously and the movement of blood is observed by opthalmoscopy. It is used to detect diabetic or hypetensive retinopathy.

Front 27

ophthalmoscopy

Back 27

visual examination of the interior of the eye.

Front 28

otoscopy

Back 28

visual examination of the ear (to the eardrum)

Front 29

skin biopsy

Back 29

procedure in which samples of skin lesions are removed and sent to the pathology laboratory for microscopic examination.

Front 30

slit-lamp microscopy

Back 30

procedure in which the anterior eye structures are microscopically examined with an instrument called a slit lamp.

Front 31

tuning fork tests

Back 31

procedure in which a vibration source is placed in front of the opening to the ear to test air conduction of sound waves. The tuning fork is also placed on the mastoid bone behind the ear to test bone conduction of sound waves.