Mod 6 med terms

Photophobia

• Sensitivity to light

• Allergic to photos

• Scared of cameras

• Fear of getting picture taken

Ceruminoma

• Excessive earwax

• Tumor of earwax 

• tumor of the gland that secrets cerumen (earwax)

• Ear pain

Myringoplasty

• chronic inner ear disease with vertigo and tinnitus

• Dizziness upon standing

• Repair of the kneecap

• surgical repair of the tympanic membrane

Neuroplasty

• removal of a nerve

• surgical repair of a nerve

• nerve pain

• discharge or drainage from the ear

Mastoidectomy

• incision of the mastoid

• excision of the mastoid

• removal of the eardrum

• Otorrhea

Otorrhea

• surgical incision into the iris

• Removal of pus or drainage 

• Drainage from the ear

• Diarrhea

Iridotomy

• surgical incision into the iris

• tumor of the meninges/membranes
  

• excision of a nerve

• Removal of the eye

Meningioma

• Tumor of the meninges/membranes

• tumor of the spine

• excision of the tumor

• Meningitis 

Blepharoplasty

• repair of the eyelid

• Dropping eyelid

• Eyelid tumor

• Blasting procedure of the retina 

Neurectomy

• repair of the nerve 

• Nerve pain

• Incision into a nerve

• excision of a nerve