Medical Terms

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  • Physicians who studies cells
    Cytologist
  • Tumor in the muscle
    myoma
  • Cytosis
    Abnormal conditions of cells
  • Disease of the nerves
    Neuropathy
  • A new growth
    Neoplasm
  • Malignant muscle tumor

    myosarcoma
  • inflammation of the iris
  • inflammation of the iris
    iritis
  • measurement of the eyes and vision
    optometry
  • absence of the lens
    aphakia
  • phak
    lens
  • inflammation of the sclera
    scleritis
  • twitching of the eyelids

    blepharospasm
  • dulled vision

    amblyopia
  • sensitivity to light
    photosensitivity
  • area of darkness in the visual field
    scotoma
  • dryness of the conjunctica
    xerophthalmia
  • unequal vision in the two eyes
    heteropsia
  • inequality in the size of the pupils; sign of neurologic disease
    anisocoria
  • condition in which the crystalline lens becomes cloudy.
    cataract
  • condition in which intraocular pressure increases causing damage to retina or optic nerve
    glaucoma
  • farsightedness
    hyperopia
  • inflammation of the cornea
    keratitis
  • nearsightedness
    myopia
  • night blindness
    nyctalopia
  • constant rhythmic oscillation of the eyeball
    nystagmus
  • reduce the ability of the eye to focus on nearby objects due to age related reductions
    presbyopia
  • any disorder in which both eyes cannot focus on the same point; lazy eyes
    strabismus
  • inflammation of the gland within the eyelid
    stye
  • use of a funduscope to examine the innermost structures of the eye
    fundoscopy
  • visual examination of the interior of the eye using an ophthalmoscope
    ophthalmoscopy
  • standard test of visual acuity in which a subject is asked to read letters and numbers 20 feet away; e chart
    Snellen's chart
  • complete hearing loss
    anacusis
  • inflammation of the external auditory meatus/ auricle; swimmer's ear

    otitis externa
  • inflammation of the middle ear
    otitis media
  • fungal infection of the external auditory meatus
    otomycosis
  • subjective sensation that either the self or the surroundings are spinning.
    vertigo
  • measurement of a patient's ability to detect tones of different frequencies that are transmitted through a headset.
    audiometry
  • visual examination of the ear using an otoscope
    otoscopy
  • surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is created in the oval window
    fenestration