Abbreviations
AD
Right Ear
Trichophagia
Repeated ingestion of hair. Associated with compulsive hair pulling
Derm/o
Skin
Otoscopy
Visual examination of the ear (to the eardrum)
Myringotomy
surgical procedure that involves a small incision in the eardrum
AS
Left Ear
Pilosebaceous
relating to or being a unit of the skin made up of a hair shaft and follicle
Onych/o
Nail
Tinnitus
Abnormal noise
ocular
Eye or eyesight
OD
Right eye
Onycholysis
Condition when the nail plate separates from the nail bed
Ungu/o
Nail
Alopecia
absence of hair from areas where it normally grows; Baldness
Tympanoplasty
Surgical procedure to repair a hole in the eardrum
HEENT
Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
Aphakia
Condition where the eye lacks natural lens
Myring/o
Eardrum
Skin Biopsy
Procedure in which samples of skin lesions are removed and sent to the pathology laboratory for microscopic examination.
Subungual hematoma
Collection of blood under the nail bed. Caused by trauma
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
Aural Discharge
Any fluid that comes from the ear
Trich/o
Hair
Retinopathy
a condition that damages the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
Otitis Externa
Inflammation of the outer ear canal. AKA: swimmers ear