Terminology
a disease causing organism
what is a pathogen
What is an orbit?
a chronic condition of the inner ear characterized by vertigo, hearing loss, and tinnitus
What is Meniere disease?
the medical term for sweat glands
What is sudoriferous glands?
medical term for hypersensitivity reaction
What is an allergy?
a protein substance produced in the blood or tissue in the response to an antigen.
What is an antibody?
when light enter the eye and focuses behind the retina. a person has difficulty seeing objects that are close.
What is hyperopia?
hearing loss from damage to the inner ear or auditory nerve
What is sensorineural hearing loss?
a benign acquired disease of unknown origin, consisting of irregular patches of various sizes that lack pigment
What is vitiligo?
two most aggressive phagocytic white blood cells
What are neutrophils and macrophages?
dizziness; abnormal sensations of movement when there is none.
What is vertigo?
double vision is also known as
What is Diplopia?
medical term for the earwax formed by glands lining the external auditory canal is
What is cerumen?
hirsutism is also know as
What is hypertrichosis?
cancer identified by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells is
What is Hodgkin's Lymphoma?
a term for a thing or condition that is life threatening or threatening on a person well being.
What is malignant?
clouding of the lens of the eye
What is cataract?
loss of hearing, sometimes resulting from the aging process
What is presbycusis?
highly contagious disorder caused by a parasite
What is scabies?
a 2nd line of defense, these lymphocytes act nonspecifically to kill cells that have been infected by certain viruses and cancer cells
What are NK(natural killer) cells?
the ability to live
treatment for a corneal abrasion includes
What is antibiotic ointments and ophthalmic NSAIDs?
a surgical creation of an opening through the eardrum to promote drainage and/or allow the introduction of artificial tubes to maintain the opening
What is Myringotomy?
a fever blister is caused by
What is HSV-1 (herpes simplex virus type 1)?
all blood cells originate from a single type of
What is a stem cell?