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
