Chapter 17 Pronunciation Quiz

cerumen

wax found in the outer ear

cochlea

A snail shaped, spirally wound tube in inner ear

cornea

the clear tissue that covers the front of the eye

chalazion

small, hard mass on eyelid

cataract

clouding of the lens of the eye

pinna

the flap, or outside part, of the ear

Eustachian tube

tube connecting the middle ear to the throat

stapes

small bone in the middle ear

tinnitus

ringing in the ears

strabismus

abnormal deviation of the eye

presbyopia

impairment of vision as a result of old age

myringoplasty

surgical repair of the eardrum

ophthalmoplegia

paralysis of the eye

salpingopharyngeal

pertaining to the eustachian tubes and the throat

hemiopia

loss of half of vf

uveitis

inflammation of vascular layer of eye

aphakia

absence of the lens of the eye

otosclerosis

hardening of the bony tissue in inner ear

cerumen

wax found in the outer ear

cochlea

A snail shaped, spirally wound tube in inner ear

cornea

the clear tissue that covers the front of the eye

chalazion

small, hard mass on eyelid

cataract

clouding of the lens of the eye

pinna

the flap, or outside part, of the ear

Eustachian tube

tube connecting the middle ear to the throat

stapes

small bone in the middle ear

tinnitus

ringing in the ears

strabismus

abnormal deviation of the eye

presbyopia

impairment of vision as a result of old age

myringoplasty

surgical repair of the eardrum

ophthalmoplegia

paralysis of the eye

salpingopharyngeal

pertaining to the eustachian tubes and the throat

hemiopia

loss of half of vf

uveitis

inflammation of vascular layer of eye

aphakia

absence of the lens of the eye

otosclerosis

hardening of the bony tissue in inner ear