Special Senses Vocabulary

Vocab words

50 cards   |   Total Attempts: 190
  

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Equilibrium
Being evenly balanced
Ophthalmoscope
Instrument used in viewing the retina
Otitis Media
Inflammation of the middle ear
Audiometer
Instrument to measure hearing
Glaucoma
Increased Intraocular pressure
Astigmatism
Inability to focus light rays that enter the eye in different planes
Eustachian Tube
Tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx
Scleritis
Inflammation of the sclera
Cataract
Complete or partial opacity of the lens
Audiologist
Specialist in evaluation of hearing functions
Hyperopia
Farsighted
Myopia
Nearsighted
Keratotomy
Incision in the cornea
Extropia
Turning outward
Myringotomy
Incision in the tympanic membrane