Medical Terminology Chapter 11

Which disorder involves a reduction or dimness of vision with no apparent pathological condition?

Amblyopia

What is the term that refers to a twitching of the eyelid?

Blepharospasm

Electronic implant to restore hearing to the deaf

Chochlear

What is the snail-shaped tube in the inner ear called?

Cochlea

What is the term for hearing loss resulting from an impairment in the transmission of sound caused by an obstruction?

Conductive

Perceive different wavelengths of light as colors

Cones

What is the medical term for color blindness?

Daltonism

What structure leads from the middle ear to the nasopharynx?

Eustachian tube

Which diagnostic test assesses retinal blood flow after injection of a fluorescent dye?

Fluorescein angiography

Which disorder involves excessive intraocular pressure (IOP) caused by a failure of the aqueous humor to drain properly?

Glaucoma

Where are the anatomical structures of the labyrinth located?

Inner Ear

The condition in which blood and other fluids leak from intraocular vessels and destroy the visual cells leading to permanent visual loss is called:

Macular Degeneration

Radial keratotomy is used in the treatment for:

Nearsightedness

Which medical term is a synonym for ophthalmodynia?

Ophthalmalgia

Ossification in the bony labyrinth that leads to progressive deafness is called:

Otosclerosis

What does the term otalgia refer to?

Pain in the ear

What is an unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light called?

Photophobia

Use -cusis (hearing) to build a word that means old age (poor) hearing

Presbycusis

What is the contractile opening in the center of the iris through which light rays enter the eye?

Pupil

What structure is composed of nerve endings and responsible for the reception and transmission of light impulses?

Retina

The vascular layer of the eye that contains rods and cones is the:

Retina Layer

What is characteristic of the condition called tinnitus?

Ringing sound in the ears

Which test evaluates bone conduction versus air conduction of sound in one ear at a time?

Rinne Test

The perception of ringing, hissing, or other sounds in the ears or head when no external sound is present is called:

Tinnitus

What test does the optometrist use to diagnose glaucoma?

Tonometry

Which medical term describes a type of vision?

amblyopia

total deafness

anacusis

Which test measures hearing acuity at various sound frequencies?

audiometery

Which structure is part of the external ear?

auricle

Build a word that means surgical repair of the eyelids.

blepharoplasty

Build a word that means downward displacement or prolapse of the eyelid.

blepharoptosis

Astigmatism can be described as:

defective curvature of the cornea and lens

What causes retinal damage marked by aneurysmal dilation of blood vessels?

diabetic retinopathy

Which term means double vision?

diplopia

What is the medical term for farsightedness?

hyperopia

The colored portion of the eye is the:

iris

Build a word that means inflammation of the conjunctiva.

keratitis

Build a surgical term that means surgical repair of the cornea.

keratoplasty

Tear-producing glands

lacrimal

Use myring/o (tympanic membrane [eardrum]) to build a word that means surgical repair of the eardrum.

myringoplasty

The visual examination of the eye is called:

ophthalmography

What is an inflammation of the middle ear called?

otitis media

Build a word that means abnormal condition of the ear caused by a fungus

otomycosis

Build a word that means discharge or flow from the ears.

otorrhea

Visual examination of the ear is called:

otoscopy

Impairment of vision as a result of old age is known as:

presbyopia

What is the term for the white of the eye?

sclera

A person with dacryadenalgia has pain in the:

tear gland

The CF salping/o means:

tubes (usually fallopian or eustachian [auditory] tubes)

What is a feeling of spinning or dizziness called?

vertigo