Vocabulary
Audiometry
Test that measure the ability to hear different sounds.
CF-audi/o
hearing
S-metry
process of measuring
otoscopy
Visual examination of the ear with an otoscope which is a device used to inspect the external auditory canal and the tympanic membrane.
Examination of the external ear and tympanic membrane with a pneumatic otoscope to assess reactivity to pressure changes
tuning fork tests
Any of a number of hearing tests that use tuning fork to assess the ability to detect sounds of different pitches
precision nerve exams
A group of neurological exams in which five different kinds of responses are evaluated for abnormalities in the central and/or peripheral nervous system.
Extinction
In this initial part of a precise neurological exams, a patient sits, with eyes closed, on the edge of examination table.
graphesthesia
Test in which the patient is instructed to close the eyes and identify a number or letter written on the hand with a pen.
CF: graph/o
writing
S:-esthesia
Feeling; sensation
Pain and light touch sensation
Test in which the patient lies supine with eyes closed and identifies an object as "sharp" and "dull" when the object is pressed against the skin.
position sense
Test of position sense in which the patient, with eyes closed, identifies whether the great toe has been moved into an "up" and "down" position by the physician.
Stereognosis
Test in which the patient, with eyes closed, identifies and object placed in one hand by the physician.
antibiotic
Drug that fights or prevents bacterial infections.
laser therapy
Laser photocoagulation
Procedure in which a laser is used to seal or eradicate retail tears or leaking or leaking blood vessels in the retina.
LASIK
Procedure in which an ultraviolet laser is used to correct refraction errors such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmation.
P: anti
against
CF:bi/o
life
S:-tic
pertaining to
CF:phot/o
light
CF:coagul/o
coagulation; clotting
CF: keratin/o
cornea
S:-tony
process of cutting; incision