Special Senses

Front 1

Ophthalmology

Back 1

Branch of medicine dealing with the eye

Front 2

Accommodation

Back 2

Change in lens shape to focus at various distances

Front 3

Acuity

Back 3

Sharpness of vision

Front 4

Tonometry

Back 4

Procedure using an instrument to measure intraocular pressure

Front 5

Cranial nerve VIII

Back 5

Acoustic, auditory, or vestibulocochlea - balance and hearing

Front 6

Pannus

Back 6

Inflammation and vascularization of the cornea

Front 7

Epiphora

Back 7

Excessive tear production

Front 8

Proptosis

Back 8

Displacement of the eye from the orbit

Front 9

Enucleation

Back 9

Surgical removal of the eyeball

Front 10

Mydriatics

Back 10

Drugs the dilate the pupil

Front 11

Tapetum lucidum

Back 11

Brightly colored iridescent reflecting layer of the choroid

Front 12

Palpebrae

Back 12

Eyelids

Front 13

Conjunctiva

Back 13

The mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid

Front 14

Distichiasis

Back 14

Abnormal condition of a double row of eyelashes, one of which turns against the eyeball resulting in injury

Front 15

Ectropion

Back 15

Eversion or turning outward of the eyelid

Front 16

Panophthalmitis

Back 16

Inflammation of all eye structures

Front 17

Nictitating membrane

Back 17

Third eye; conjunctival fold attached at the medial canthus that moves across the cornea when the eyelids close

Front 18

Nystagmus

Back 18

Involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eye

Front 19

Rhodopsin

Back 19

Photosensitive chemical in retinal rods, derived from vitamin A

Front 20

Fluoroscein

Back 20

A fluorescing dye

Front 21

Blepharospasm

Back 21

Rapid, involuntary contraction of the eyelid

Front 22

Cochlea

Back 22

Spiral shaped passage that leads from the oval window to the inner ear

Front 23

Otitis externa

Back 23

Inflammation of the outer ear

Front 24

Aqueous humor

Back 24

The watery fluid that fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye

Front 25

Glaucoma

Back 25

Group of disorders resulting from elevated intraocular pressure

Front 26

Canthus

Back 26

The angle where the upper and lower eyelid meet

Front 27

Floaters

Back 27

Particles suspended in the vitreous fluid that cast shadows on the retina

Front 28

Eustachian tube

Back 28

Narrow duct that leads from the middle ear to the nasopharynx

Front 29

Nuclear sclerosis

Back 29

Drying out of the lens with age

Front 30

Malleus, incus, stapes

Back 30

The three auditory ossicles of mammals

Front 31

ACVO

Back 31

American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists

Front 32

CERF

Back 32

Canine Eye Registry Foundation

Front 33

PRA

Back 33

Progessive Retinal Atrophy

Front 34

IOP

Back 34

Intraocular Pressure

Front 35

KCS

Back 35

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

Front 36

OD

Back 36

Right eye

Front 37

OS

Back 37

Left eye

Front 38

AD

Back 38

Right ear

Front 39

AS

Back 39

Left ear

Front 40

OU

Back 40

Both eyes

Front 41

AU

Back 41

Both ears

Front 42

Ophthalm/o

Back 42

Eye

Front 43

Dacry/o

Back 43

Tear or tear duct

Front 44

Ot/o

Back 44

Ear or hearing

Front 45

Ocul/o

Back 45

Eye

Front 46

Kerat/o

Back 46

Hornlike, hard, cornea

Front 47

Scler/o

Back 47

White of the eye

Front 48

Blephar/o

Back 48

Eyelid

Front 49

Canth/o

Back 49

Corner of the eye

Front 50

Aur/i; aur/o

Back 50

Pertaining to ear

Front 51

Lacrim/o

Back 51

Tear or tear duct

Front 52

Cochle/o

Back 52

Snail-like or spiral