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MedTerm.Ch.12--SpecialSensesadnexa-✅✅ -the accessory or adjoining anatomical parts of an organ.
amblyopia-✅✅ -a dimness of vision or the partial loss of sight, especially
in one eye, without detectable disease of the eye.
metropia- ✅✅ -any error of refraction in which images do not focus
properly on the retina.
✅✅ -a condition in which the pupils are unequal in size.
anisocoria-
astigmatism-✅✅ -a condition in which the eye does not focus properly
because of uneven curvatures of the cornea.
✅✅ -the use of an audiometer to measure hearing acuity.
audiometry-
cataract-✅✅ -the loss of transparency of the lens that causes a
progressive loss of visual clarity.
chalazion- ✅✅ -a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid, caused by
obstruction of a sebaceous gland.
cochlear implant- ✅✅ -an electronic device that bypasses the damaged
portions of the ear and directly stimulates the auditory nerve.
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conjunctivitis- -also known as pinkeye, is an inflammation of the
conjunctiva that is usually caused by a viral infection, allergy, or irritants.
dacryoadenitis- ✅✅ -an inflammation of the lacrimal gland caused by a
bacterial, viral, or fungal infection.
diplopia- ✅✅ -also known as double vision, is the perception of two
images of a single object.
, ✅✅ -the eversion of the edge of an eyelid.
ectropion-
emmetropia-✅✅ -the normal relationship between the refractive power of
the eye and the shape of the eye that enables light rays to focus correctly
on the retina.
entropion-✅✅ -the inversion of the edge of an eyelid.
esotropia (ET)-✅✅ -also known as cross-eyes, is strabismus
characterized by an inward deviation of one or both eyes.
exotropia-✅✅ -also known as walleye, is strabismus characterized by the
outward deviation of one eye relative to the other.
fluorescein angiography (FA)- ✅✅ -is a photographic study of the blood
vessels in the back of the eye following the intravenous injection of a
fluorescein dye as a contrast medium.
glaucoma- ✅✅ -a group of diseases characterized by increased
intraocular pressure that causes damage to the retinal nerve fibers and the
optic nerve.
✅✅ -blindness in one-half of the visual field.
hemianopia-
hordeolum-✅✅ -also known as a stye, is a pus-filled and often painful
lesion on the eyelid resulting from an infection in a sebaceous gland.
hyperopia- ✅✅ -also known as farsightedness, is a defect in which light
rays focus beyond the retina.
✅✅ -a contagious inflammation that causes painful
infectious myringitis-
blisters on the eardrum.
✅✅ -most common form of uveitis.
iritis-
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