Word Parts
-ptosis
droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
commonly known as the sense of taste, encompasses five basic taste sensations: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami
gustatory sense
Accumulation of cerumen (earwax) inside the ear that can lead to infection or hearing loss.
impacted cerumen
Test that measures the ability to hear different sounds
Audiometry
Drug that fights or prevents bacterial infections.
antibiotic
-tropia
to turn
called the auditory nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve
Misalignment of the eyes caused by weakened eye muscles; crossed eyes.
strabismus
Measurement of the area within which objects are seen when the eyes are in a fixed position, looking straight ahead without movement of the head.
Vision field test
Procedure in which an ultraviolet laser is used to correct refraction errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism
LASIK (laser in situ keratotomy)
mydr/o
widened; enlarged
three smallest bones in the body: auditory ossicles
malleus, incus, stapes or hammer, anvil, stirrup
Age-related hearing loss.
presbycusis
Test in which the patient, with eyes closed, identifies an object placed in one hand by the physician.
stereognosis
Suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached retina.
scleral buckle
presby/o
old age
eye’s color receptors.
cones
An abnormally weakened sense of smell.
hyposmia
Test in which the patient is instructed to close the eyes and identify a number or letter written on the hand with a pen.
graphesthesia
Surgical removal of the entire eyeball
enucleation
stigmat/o
point
blood-rich tunic (enveloping coat) of the eyeball
choroid
A cyst in the middle ear consisting of skin cells and cerumen, or earwax
cholesteatoma
Examination of the external ear and tympanic membrane with a pneumatic otoscope to assess reactivity to pressure changes.
pneumatic otoscopy
laser is used to seal or eradicate retinal tears or leaking blood vessels in the retina.
laser photocoagulation