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sensory system
A network for detecting stimuli form the internal and external environment which is needed to maintain homeostasis
tongue (taste buds)
for gustation/testing
nose
olfaction/smell
ear
hearing and equilibrium
eyes
vision
skin
pain, touch, pressure and temperature
hearing
Audition is the act of
cochlear
Cochlear means pertaining to the
ear
Otogenic means originating in the
vestibulotomy
is the surgical incision of the vestibule.
Salpingoscopy
The endoscopic examination of the auditory tube is
Episcleritis
inflammation of the tissue on the surface of the sclera
Circumcorneal
pertaining to around the cornea
Retinoscopy
examination of the retina
Optometer
instrument for measuring the refraction power of the eye
Lacrimation
secretion of tears
Symblepharon
adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball
Dacryocystocele
discharge from the lacrimal apparatus
Iridoschisis
splitting of the iris
Aphakia
absence of a lens
Exophtalmos
protrusion of the eyeball
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