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