Medical Terminology- CH 6 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Exam Solution

Medical Terminology- CH 6 Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology Exam Solution Eye - oculo, ophthalmo, opto Eye socket - orbit The snail shell-shaped tube in the inner ear that contains hearing receptors. - cochlea/ cochleo Excessively sensitive hearing - hyperacusis Excessively insensitive hearing - hypoacusis Hearing through bone - osteoacusis Loss of hearing in old age - presbycusis Eye pain - ophthalmalgia Dry eyes - xerophthalmia How many bones make up the eye socket - 7 Decreased vision; when it occurs in one eye is referred to as a lazy eye - amblyopia Weak vision (i.e. eye strain) - asthenopia Double vision - diplopia Farsightedness - hyperopia Nearsightedness - myopia Decreased vision caused by old age - presbyopia Ear pain - otalgia/ otodynia Discharge from the ear - otorrhea Ringing in the ears - tinnitus Sensation of moving through space (while stationary) - vertigo Adjustment of the eye to seeing in darkness - scotopia Instrument for measuring tension or pressure in the eye - tonometer Pertaining to the eye - ophthalmic/optic Eye specialist - ophthalmologist Eyelid swelling - blepharedema Drooping eyelid - blepharoptosis Discharge of puss from the eye - blepharopyorrhea Eyelid - blepharo Tear - dacryo/lacrimo Protrusion of the eye out of the eye socket - exophthalmus Involuntary back-and-forth movement of the eyes - nystagmus Condition when the eyes deviate when looking at the same objects - strabismus Inward turning of the eye, toward the nose - esotropia Outward turning of the eye, away from the nose - exotropia CONTINUES...