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Tympanometry - answer use of air pressure in the ear canal to test for
disorders of the middle ear
audiometry - answer the use of an audiometer to measure hearing acuity
vertigo - answer sense of whirling, dizziness, and the loss of balance,
often combined with nausea and vomiting
tinnitus - answer ringing or buzzing in the ear
otopyorrhea - answer the flow of pus from the ear
hemianopia - answer blindness in one half of the visual field
xerophthalmia - answer dry eye; drying of eye surfaces, including the
conjunctiva
canthus - answer angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet
retinopexy - answer treatment to reattach the detached area in a retinal
detachment
convergence - answer simultaneous inward movement of the eyes
towards each other
ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, irit/o - answer iris
, scler/o - answer sclera, white of eye
kerat/o - answer cornea, hard, horny
pupil - answer black circular opening in the center of the iris that permits
light to enter the eye
lacrimal ducts (nasolacrimal ducts) - answer passageway that drains
excess tears into the nose
astigmatism - answer condition in which the eye does not focus properly
because of uneven curvatures of the cornea
strabismus - answer disorder in which the eyes point in different
directions or are not aligned correctly
myopia - answer near-sightedness; a defect in which light rays focus in
front of the retina
hyperopia - answer far-sightedness; a defect in which light rays focus
beyond the retina
diplopia - answer double vision; perception of two images of a single
object
octopia - answer seeing eight of one object
radial keratotomy - answer surgical procedure to treat myopia (near
sightedness)
LASIK - answer laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis
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