Misc. 1
Eye inflammation commonly called "pinkeye".
Conjunctivitis
combining form for cornea
Kerat/o
Impairment of vision due to old age.
Presbyopia
Photoreceptor cells of the retina that make the perception of color possible
Cones
Fungal infection of the ear
Otomycosis
Clouding of the lens causing decreased vision
Cataract
Defective curvature of the cornea or lens
Astigmatism
Palpebr/o
Eyelid
Visual deficit accommodating distance vision
Myopia
Snail shaped spiral wound tube found in the inner ear
Cochlea
Bacterial infection of the middle ear
Otitis media
localized infection of a sebaceous gland on the eye lid
Stye (hordeolum)
Adjustment of the lens by the ciliary body
Accommodation
Place where optic nerve fibers cross in the the brain
Optic chiasm
Outward deviation of the eye
Exotropia
Yellowish region in the retina that contains the fovea centralis
Macula
Sensitive auditory receptive area in the cochlea
Organ of Corti
Retina microaneurysms secondary to an endocrine condition
Diabetic retinopathy
Inward deviation of the eye
Esotropia
Tinnitus
Ringing sound in ears
Condition of dry eyes
Xerophthalmia
Maze like series of channels within the inner ear
Labyrinth
Fluid contained in the labyrinth of the inner ear
Perilymph
Deterioration of the macula lueta of the retina
Macular degeneration
Inflammation of the vascular layer of the eye
Uveitis
Nerve deafness occurring with age
Presbycusis
Absence of vision in half of the visual field
Hemianopia
Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx
Eustachian tube
First bone of the middle ear shaped like a hammer
Malleus
Increased interocular pressure resulting in optic nerve damage
Glaucoma
Absence of the lens of the eye
Aphakia
Myring/o
Tympanic membrane
Small hard mass on the eyelid formed from a sebaceous gland enlargement
Chalazion
Bright flashes of light
Photopsia
fluid within the labyrinth of the ear
Endolymph
Abnormal deviations of the eye
Strabismus