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Ch. 6
Diagnosis
Question | Answer |
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blepharitis | eyelid inflammation |
blepharoconjunctivitis | inflammation of the eyelid and conjunctiva |
dacryocystitis | inflammation of the tear sac |
dacryoadenitis | inflammation of the tear gland |
dacryohemorrhea | discharge of blood in tears |
dacryolithiasis | presence of hard formations (stones) in the tear system |
dacryostenosis | narrowing of the tear duct |
glaucoma | eye disease that causes vision loss by damaging the optic erve |
oculomycosis | fungal eye condition |
oculopathy | eye disease |
ophthalmatrophy | atrophy (wasting away) of the eye |
ophthalmitis | inflammation of the eye |
ophthalmomycosis | fungal eye condition |
ophthalmomyitis | inflammation of the eye muscles |
ophthalmopathy | eye disease |
trichiasis | condition caused by eyelashes growing backward and coming in contact with the eye |
conjunctivits | inflammation of the conjunctiva (pink eye) |
keratitis | inflammation of the cornea |
keratopathy | disease of the cornea |
sclerectasia | over expansion of the sclera |
scleroiritis | inflammation of the sclera and iris |
sclerokeratitis | inflammation of the sclera and cornea |
sclerokeratoiritis | inflammation of the sclera, cornea, and iris |
aniridia | absence of an iris |
aphakia | absence of a lens |
cataract | opacity (cloudiness) of the lens of the eye |
corneal abrasion | scratch on the cornea |
cyclokeratitis | inflammation of the ciliary body and cornea |
endophthalmitis | inflammation of the inside of the eye (often a complication from intraocular surgery) |
iridemia | bleeding from the iris |
iridocyclitis | inflammation of the iris and ciliary body |
iridokeratitis | inflammation of the iris and cornea |
iridopathy | disease of the iris |
iritis | inflammation of the iris |
optic neuritis | inflammation of the optic nerve |
phakitis | inflammation of the lens |
retinitis | inflammation of the retina |
retinopathy | disease of the retina |
retinosis | retinal condition |
cerumen impaction | buildup of ear wax blocking ear canal |
mastoiditis | inflammation of the mastoid |
otitis externa | inflammation of the outer ear |
otomycosis | fungal ear condition |
aerotitis | inflammation of the ear caused by air |
conductive hearing loss | hearing loss caused by sound not getting to the middle/inner ear (due to blockages) |
myringitis | inflammation of the eardrum |
myringodermatitis | inflammation of the eardrum and surrounding skin |
myringomycosis | fungal condition of the eardrum |
otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear |
otosclerosis | hearing loss caused by the hardening of the bones of the middle ear |
rhinosalpingitis | inflammation of the nose and eustachian tubes |
acoustic neruoma | tumor on the acoustic nerve |
cochleitis | inflammation of the cochlea |
labyrinthitis | inflammation of the labyrinth |
sensorineural hearing loss | hearing loss caused by sound not being transmitted from the inner ear to the brain |
vestibular neuritis | inflammation of the vestibular nerve |
vestibulitis | inflammation of the vestibule |