AbbreviationsBy Shreeja Basnet

PE Tube

• Pressure equalizing tube: an ear tube inserted into an opening in the eardrum to prevent middle ear infections.

EENT

• Eye, ear, nose, and throat

BC

• Bone conduction: in relation to hearing, the transmission of sound to the inner ear through vibrations applied to the bones of the skull

AU

• Both ears

OM

• Otitis media: an infection or inflammation of the middle ear

EM

• Emmetropia: the ideal state of the eye in which no refractive error is present.

XT

• Exotropia: the outward deviation of an eye

OS

• Left eye

EOM

• Extraocular movement: eye movement

VA

• Visual acuity: an indication of the clarity or clearness of one’s vision

References

• Medical Terminology: a living language

• http://www.bing.com/images?FORM=Z9LH4

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/default.stm