Disease Terminology
This ocular disease describes the "absence of the lens of the eye"
What is Aphakia?
This ultrasound procedure uses sound waves bounced off an internal organ and the resulting image is recorded.
What is an Echography?
This term describes the thick outercoat of the eye that is mostly white or opaque.
What is sclera?
What is electroretinography?
This abbreviation means Subcutaneous.
What is SC?
This ocular disorder is described as "rapid involuntary eye movements"
What is Nystagmus?
This procedure uses a scope to examine angles of the eye.
What is a Gonioscopy?
This word describes the body of knowledge about the ear nose, and larynx.
What is otorhinolaryngology?
This is the name of the ultrasonic documentation that records velocity mapping a imaging.
What is Doppler?
This abbreviation means Intrathecal.
What is IT?
This disease is typically associated with the need for Hemodialysis or Peritoneal Dialysis
What is CKD or ESRD?
This procedure is used to evaluate inner ear disorders.
What is Tympanometry?
This medical term describes the cornea and sclera together forming one organ.
What is corneosclera?
This test checks the intraocular pressure of the eye.
What is Tonometry?
This abbreviation means Intravenous.
What is IV?
Disorders from this body system, are associated with CPR, Coronary Atherectomies and Heart Valvuloplasties
What is Circulatory or Cardiovascular?
This procedure describes the cutting into a vein.
What is Phlebotomy ?
This term describes vibrating or moving at certain frequencies
What is oscillating?
Food, Venoms, and Biologicals are examples of test that would come from this subsection of the medicine section.
What is the Allergy subsection?
This abbreviation means intramuscular.
What is IM?
This common respiratory disease is typically diagnosed with a Spirometry Test.
What is asthma?
or What is COPD ?
This procedure involves the use of a patients own body cavity as a filter?
What is peritoneal dialysis?
This is the transparent front window of the eye that serves as the major refractive surface.
What is the Cornea?
This device is used to detect color blindness.
What is an Anomaloscope?
This abbreviation means Inhalant Solution.
What is INH?