1. Yelisa Alcantara
Biology 120
Medical Terminology for Medical Careers

2. Pressure Equalizing Tube
 Abbreviation:PE – Is a small tube surgically
placed in a child’s eardrum. It helps in
drainage of trapped fluid and to help equalize
pressure between the middle ear cavity and
the atmosphere.

3. Eye,Ear,Nose,andThroat
 Abbreviation:EENT

4. Bone Conduction
 Abbreviation: BC-The process by which sound
waves are transmitted to the inner ear by the
cranial bones without traveling through the air
in the ear canal.

5. Both Ears
 Abbreviation:AU

6. Otitis Media
 Abbreviation: OM- Commonly referred to as
middle ear infection, seen frequently in
children. Often preceded by an upper
respiratory infection.

7. Emmetropia
 Abbreviation:EM- State of normal vision

8. Exotropia
 Abbreviation:XT-Outward turning of the eye.

9. Left Eye
 Abbreviation:LE

10. Visual Acuity
 Abbreviation:VA-Is a test; measurement of
the sharpness of a patients vision.

11. Source
 Medical Terminology A living Language-
Bonnie F. Fremgen &Suzanne S. Frucht
 www.abbreviations.com
 www.medilexicon.com
 www.jdmd.com/gossary/medabbr.pdf
 www.dictionary.com