Ears Terminology
pinna
auricle - outer part of the ear
earwax
Cerumen
sound
audi/o or acous
AKA swimmer's ear
otitis externa
Outermost layer of the eye. The "white of the eye".
Sclera
Nearsightedness: eyeball is too long and images form in front of the retina
Myopia
eye root (there are 3)
opt/o
ocul/o
opththalm/o
"pink eye"
conjunctivitis
sharpness of vision
visual acuity
Pertaining to touch
Tactile
eardrum
Tympanic membrane
The sensation of "ringing" or other sounds in the ears.
Tinnitus
vestibule or vestibular apparatus
vestibul/o
caused by blockage of sound transmission to the inner ear from things like obstructions, severe infection...
Conductive hearing loss
Middle layer of the eye, vascular layer.
Uvea
Farsightedness: eyeball is too short and images appear behind the retina.
Hyperopia
retina root
retin/o
increased pressure within the eyeball
glaucoma
Produces tears
Lacrimal gland
The sense of sound
Hearing
The inner ear, named for its complex structure
labyrinth
illusion of movement, as if the body is moving in space, or the environment moving around the body.
vertigo
ear
ot/o
Infection which leads to fluid in the middle ear, obstruction at the auditory tube.
Otitis media
Inner layer of the eye
Retina
astigmatism
pupil root
opaqueness covering the lens
cataract
Instrument that you can use to examine the ears
Otoscope
The sense of taste
Gustation
auditory tube
estachian tube
myringotomy
tympanic membrane
tympan/o or
myring/o
damage to the 8th cranial nerve results in this
sensorineural hearing loss
Name three layers of protection for the eyes.
Position in the bony socket
Eyelids
Eyebrowns
Eyelashes
Lacrimal glands
Conjunctiva
Controls the size of the pupil
Iris
lens root (s)
lent/i or phak/o
macular degeneration
Decibel and Hertz
The sense of smell
olfaction
8th cranial nerve - audio or acoustic
Vestibulocochlear Nerve
A tumor on the 8th cranial nerve.
Acoustic Neuroma
cochlea of the inner ear
cochle/o
deterioration of the bony structure of the inner ear, stapes are unable to vibrate
otosclerosis
coordinated movement of the eyes toward fixation on the same point
convergence
Eyelid root(s)
blephar/o or palpebr/o
Conjunctivitis in newborns caused by maternal gonorrhea infection
Ophthalmia neonatorum
Measurement of hearing
Audiometry
The awareness of posture, movement and changes in equilibrium
Proprioception
Malleus, incus, stapes
The three ossicles
two tests to identify the type of hearing loss
Rinne and Weber
tube, as in auditory or other tube
salping/o
Presents with vertigo, tinnitus, feeling of pressure and hearing loss. Not caused by a tumor
Meniere Disease
Point of greatest visual acuity
Adjustment in the lens curvature to allow for vision at various distances
accommodation
condition of the eye root(s)
-opsia or -opia
inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva
Point where the optic nerve meets the retina
Optic Disk
-Geusia
sense of taste