Eye disorder characterized by optic nerve damage usually caused by the abnormal increase of intraocular pressure (IOP). (spelling)
What is glaucoma.
100
pertaining to vision
What is optic.
100
enucleation
What is surgical removal of the eyeball (or an clean and whole organ).
100
Abnormal or pathalogic condition of blood.
What is dyscrasia
200
ton/o
What is tension, pressure.
200
presbyopia
What is impaired vision as a result of aging.
200
VA
What is visual activity - sharpness of vision for either distance or near.
200
Surgical creation of a drain to reduce intraocular pressure.
What is trabeculectomy.
200
device used for measuring blood pressure (spell)
What is sphygmomanometer
300
cry/o
What is cold.
300
Both names for: inflammation of the labyrinth.
What is labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis.
300
agent that constricts the pupil
What is miotic
300
A procedure used to repair tears in the retina by use of an intense, precisely focused light beam, which causes coagulation of the tissue protein.
What is retinal photocoagulation
300
combining form for bone marrow
What is myel/o
400
ear (3)
What is aur/i, aur/o, ot/o
400
both terms for: inflammation of the middle ear
What is tympanitis and otitis media (OM)
400
audiometry
What is measurement of hearing.
400
cochlear implant
What is pertaining to the cochlea implant (surgically inserted prosthetic device that uses electrical currents to stimulate the auditory nerve and provide hearing).
400
the 3 layers of the heart
What is epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
500
middle ear
What is tympan/o (also tympanic membrane, eardrum)
500
tinnitus
What is ringing in the ears.
500
pertaining to the ear
What is aural
500
Incision into the tympanic membrane (performed to release fluid or pus and relieve pressure in the middle ear)