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Ear Structures
Eye Structures
Eye Disorders
Ear Disorders
Common Abbreviations
100
Better known as earwax.
What is cerumen
100
Also known as the eye socket
What is orbit
100
Farsightedness caused by aging
What is presbyopia
100
An inflammation of the ear
What is otitis
100
Right ear
What is AD
200
A tiny cavity in the skull that houses 3 small bones
What is mallelus, incus & stapes
200
Protects the eye from dust, foreign particles, light & impact
What is the eyelid
200
When images fall in front of the retina
What is myopia
200
When sound is unable to travel from the outer to the middle ear
What is otosclerosis
200
Right eye
What is OD
300
Also called the auditory tube
What is Eustachian tube
300
Corners of the eye where the upper & lower palpebrae joint together
What is canthi
300
Commonly known as pinkeye
What is conjunctivitis
300
A ringing, buzzing or roaring sound in the ear
What is tinnitus
300
Intraocular pressure
What is IOP
400
Called a maze because of its complicated constuction
What is labyrinth
400
Produce and store tears which cleanse the eyes
What is the lacrimal gland
400
An inflamed tear sac
What is dacryocystitis
400
Total deafness
What is Anacusis
400
Both eyes
What is OU
500
The external ear located along the sides of the head
What is auricles
500
Consist of a group of muscles that suspend the lens & adjust it to the light entering the eye
What is ciliary body
500
Commonly called a sty, caused by an infection of the gland near the eyelid
What is hordeolum
500
An earache caused by trauma or infecton
What is otalgia or otodynia
500
Otitis media
What is OM