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Medical Terminology for Ears and Brain
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Undergraduate 2
04/07/2009

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Myxedema
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advanced hypothyroidism in adults characterized by sluggishness, slow pulse, puffiness in hands and face and dry skin.
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Phosphorus metabolism
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regulates calcitonin and parathyroid hormone
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suffix for necromania means what
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a compulsion or obsession
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fuction of the temporal lobe
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resonsible for hearing, taste and smell
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polydipsia
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term for excessive thirst
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glusuria
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term for sugar in the urine
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virilis
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masculine
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aqueous humor function
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help maintain the shape of the eye and normal function
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hyperglycemia
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high blood sugar term
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function of the macula lutea
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a minute yellowish area containing the fora centralis located near the center of the retina of the eye at which visual perception is most acute
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cretinism
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a condition of stunted body growth and impaired mental development
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hormone the adrenal cortex secretes
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corticoseroid: hydrocortisone, corticosterone, aldosterone, and androgenic
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characteristics of cushing syndrome
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upper body obesity and facial puffiness with a moon sheped appearnce
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mydriatic
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a drug causing dilation of the pupils
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part of the eye that respondes to the bright light
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in the retina the cones
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Main control center for the brain
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CNS
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conjunctiv/o
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combinging form for join together
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typer of refractive errors in the eye
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when one eye is mo re nearsighted(myopis) farsighted(hyperopia) or astigmatic (vision blurred) that the other
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corne/o kert/o
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combining form meaning cornea
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chracteristics of the optic disk
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exit site of retinal nerve fibers as well as entrance point for retinal arteries and exit point for retinal veins
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Aque/o
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water
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medical term for pink eye
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conjunctivitis
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ear instillation
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introduction of a medicated solution into the external canal, usually administered by drop (gt) or drops (gtt) in the affected ears
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vitreous meaning
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jelly like mass filling the inner chamber between the lens and retina that gives bulk to the eye
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Dacry/o
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tears or the lacrimal apparatus of the eye
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otitis media
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inflammation of the middle ear
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-acusis
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suffix for hearing condition
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audometry
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process of measuring hearing
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cerumin/o
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wax
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how does a hearing aid function
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an external amplifying device designed to improve hearing by more effective collection of sound into the ear
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tympanoplasty
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vein graft of a scarred tympanic membrane to improve sound conduction
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eustachian tube
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part of the ear that maintians air pressure
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tympan/o myring/o
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anohter name for the eardrum
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audiologist
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healh professional who specializees in the study of hearing impairments
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oval window
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memebrane that covers the opening between the middle ear and inner ear
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first of the three ossicles
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malleus: hammer
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