Dual Credit Med Terms - Chapter 11

  • Oculus : eye
  • Adnexa (outside of eye)
  • Amblyopia (partial sight loss in one eye)
  • Ametropia (unfocused retinal imaging)
  • Anisocoria (unequal pupils)
  • Astigmatism (squished eyeballs)
  • Cataract (foggy eyes)
  • Chalazion (eyelid cyst)
  • Conjunctivitis (pink-eye)
  • Dacryoadentitis (inflammation of lacrimal gland)
  • Diplopia (double vision)
  • Ectropion (inside-out eyelid)
  • Emmetropia (light focus on retina NORMAL)
  • Entropion (inversed eyelid)
  • Esotropia (cross eyed)
  • Exotropia (walleye)
  • Fluorescein angiography (photographic blood vessel study)
  • Glaucoma (characterized by increased/IOP)
  • Hemianopia (MEDICAL EMERGENCY / half blind)
  • Hordeolum (stye pus-y cut)
  • Hyperopia ( WHAT I HAVE)
  • Myopia (nearsightedness)
  • Iritis (frontal eye inflammation)
  • Keratitis (Inflammation of the cornea)
  • Nyctalopia (night blindness)
  • Nystagmus (constant, involuntary eye movement)
  • Papilledema ( swelling of the optic nerve)
  • periorbital edema (swelling of eye/around eye tissue)
  • Photophobia (vampire)
  • Presbyopia (decline of vision by age)
  • Ptosis (paralyzed droopy eyelids)
  • Scleritis (inflammation of the sclera)
  • sensorineural hearing loss (deafness from nerve or ear hair damage)
  • Strabismus (unaligned, unfocused eyes due to muscles)
  • Tarsorrhaphy (suturing of eyelids)
  • Tinnitus (ear ringing)
  • Xerophthalmia (dry eye)
  • Infectious Myringitis (inflammation of the infected eardrum)
  • Presbycusis (loss of hearing by age)
  • Otosclerosis (Ankylosis of ear bones, causes hearing loss)
  • otitis media (Inflammation of the middle ear)
  • Otomycosis (swimmers ear)
  • Otopyorrhea (The flow of pus from the ear)
  • Otorrhea (Any discharge from the ear.)
  • Vertigo (dizziness with nausea and vomiting)
  • Audiometry (tool that measures hearing)
  • Tonometry (intraocular pressure (IOP) is measured.)
  • Tympanometry (uses air pressure to test ear disorders)
  • Mydriasis: (eyeball dilation)
  • Cochlear implant (hearing aid)
  • Ophthalmoscope / ophthalmoscopy (examines the back of the eye)
  • Iridectomy ( surgical removal or iris EYE)
  • Labyrinthectomy (surgical removal or labyrinth / inner ear)
  • Mastoidectomy (The surgical removal of mastoid cells.)
  • Myringotomy (eardrum incision to relieve pressure or insert tubes)
  • radial keratotomy (A surgical procedure to treat myopia.)
  • Retinopexy (treatment to reattach retina)
  • Stapedectomy (surgical replacement of bone with prosthetics)
  • Vitrectomy (The removal of the vitreous fluid of the posterior chamber of the eye and its replacement with a clear solution.)
  • laser trabeculoplasty: Treatment of open-angle glaucoma in which a laser is used to create an opening in the trabecular meshwork to allow fluid to drain properly.
  • Optometrist (eye doctor)
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IMPORTANTE: -ia = condition -opia = condition