Normal adjustment of the eye to focus on objects from far to near
What is accommodation
100
water
What is aque/o?
100
increased intraocular pressure damages the retina and optic nerve
What is glaucoma?
100
Channel that leads from the pinna to the eardrum
What is auditory canal?
100
a surgically implanted device that allows sensorineural hearing-impaired persons to understand speech
What is Cochlear implant?
200
Middle, vascular layer of the eye, between the retina and the sclera
What is choroid?
200
eye
What is ocul/o
200
progressive damage to the macular of the retina
What is Macular degeneration?
200
Waxy substance secreted by the external ear;
What is cerumen?
200
combining form for ear
What is aur/o ?
300
Delicate membrane that lines the undersurface of eyelids and covers anterior eyeball
What is conjunctiva?
300
night
What is nyct/o
300
: a small, hard, cystic mass on the eyelid; formed as a result of chronic inflammation of sebaceous gland along margin of eyelid
What is chalazion?
300
combining form form
for eardrum, tympanic membrane
What is myring/o
300
Second ossicle of the middle ear
What is incus ?
400
Bending of light rays by the cornea, lens, and fluids of the eye to bring the rays into focus on the retina
What is refraction?
400
old age
What is presby/o
400
impairment of vision due to old age reducing lens accommodation
What is presbyopia?
400
sensation of noises (ringing, buzzing, whistling, booming) in the ears
What is tinnitus ?
400
the abbreviation for Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
What is HEENT ?
500
Soft, jelly-like material behind the lens in the vitreous chamber
What is vitreous humor?
500
gray
What is glauc/o
500
defective curvature of the cornea or lens of the eye
What is astigmatism?
500
disorder of the labyrinth with elevated endolymph pressure in the cochlea and semicircular canals causing tinnitus, sensitivity to sound, progressive hearing loss, headache, nausea, and vertigo
What is Ménière disease ?
500
Sensitive auditory receptor area found in the cochlea of the inner ear