Medical Terminology

1. Jasmine Roach

2.  PE Tube: Pressure
Equalizing Tube- Is a
small tube surgically
placed in a child’s
eardrum to assist in
drainage of trapped fluid
and to equalize pressure
between the middle ear
cavity and the
atmosphere.
 It is also known as a
tympanostomy

3.  BC: Bone Conduction-
The conduction of sound
to the inner ear through
the bones of the skull.

4.  VA Test: Visual Acuity
Test- Measurement of
the sharpness of a
patient’s vision. Usually ,
a snellen chart is used for
this test in which the
patient indentifies letters
from a distance of 20
feet.

5.  XT: Exotropia- Outward
turning of the eye. It is
also called wall-eyed. An
example of strabismus
(muscle weakness of the
eye).

6.  EM: Emmetropia- Is the
state of normal vision.

7.  OM: Otitis Media- Seen
frequently in children.
Commonly referred to as a
middle ear infection. Often
preceded by an upper
respiratory infection
during which pathogens
move from the pharynx to
the middle ear via the
eustachian tube. Fluid
accumulates in the middle
ear cavity. The fluid may be
watery, serous otitis media,
or full of pus purdent otitis
media.

8.  EENT: Eyes, Ears, Nose
and Throat

9.  OS: Left Eye

10.  EOM: Extraocular
Movement

11.  AU: Both Ears