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Tactile

Relating to the sense of touch.

Vision

The sense of sight; the ability to perceive light, color, shape, and movement.

-guesia

Suffix relating to the sense of taste.

Vestibulocochlear nerve

Cranial nerve VIII; carries information for hearing and balance from the inner ear to the brain.

Meniere disease

A disorder of the inner ear causing episodes of vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, and a feeling of pressure/fullness in the ear.

Otosclerosis

Abnormal growth of bone in the middle ear that can cause conductive hearing loss.

Otorhinolaryngology

The medical specialty involving the ear, nose, and throat (ENT).

Accommodation

The ability of the eye's lens to change shape to focus on objects at different distances.

Optic disk

The area of the retina where the optic nerve exits the eye; it contains no rods or cones and creates the blind spot.

Palpebra

An eyelid.

Rod

A light-sensitive retinal cell responsible mainly for vision in dim light and peripheral vision.

Blephar/o

Combining form meaning eyelid.

Palpebr/o

Combining form meaning eyelid.

Dacryocyst/o

Combining form meaning lacrimal sac (tear sac).

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

A condition involving deterioration of the macula, causing loss of central vision, usually in older adults.

Hyperopia

Farsightedness; a refractive error in which nearby objects are difficult to see clearly.

Floater

A small spot, speck, or thread that appears to drift across the field of vision, usually caused by changes in the vitreous humor.

Miosis

Constriction of the pupil.

Retinoscope

An instrument used to examine the eye and determine its refractive error.