EYES GONE WRONG
Nearsightedness is known as
What is myopia?
Loss of the ability to hear.
What is deafness?
Open sore on the skin or mucous membrane.
What is an ulcer?
Injury to tissues caused by heat contact.
What is a burns?
Visual examination of the ear with an otoscope
What is an otoscopy?
Farsightedness is known as
What is hyperopia?
Inflammation of the middle ear.
What is otitis media?
Mushroom-like growth extending on a stalk from the surface of mucous membrane.
What is a polyp?
Papular and pustular eruption of the skin.
What is acne?
Surgical repair of the cornea.
What is keratoplasty?
Clouding of the lens, causing decreased vision
What is cataract?
Sensation of irregular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects.
What is vertigo?
Groove or crack-like sore.
What is a fissure?
Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply.
What is gangrene?
Suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina
What is sclera buckling?
Increased intraocular pressure results in damage to the retina and optic nerve.
What is glaucoma?
Hardening of the bony tissue of the labyrinth of the ear.
What is otosclerosis?
Another word for itching
What is pruritus?
Diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling.
What is cellulitis?
Removal of the entire eyeball
What is enucleation?
Abnormal deviation of the eye is known as
What is strabismus?
Sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ears.
What is tinnitus?
Acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin.
What is urticaria (hives)?
Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales
What is psoriasis?
Surgically implanted device allowing sensorineural hearing-impaired persons to understand speech.
What is a cochlea implant?