14 Flashcards
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Conjunctiv/o
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To bind together, conjunctiva
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Blephar/o
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Eyelid
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Dacry/o
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Tear
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Ir/o
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Iris
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Ocul/o
Ophthalm/o
Opt/o
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Eye
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Ot/o
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Ear
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Retin/o
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Retina
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Rhin/o
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Nose
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Scler/o
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Hard, sclera
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The four special senses each of which contains sensory receptors and supportive tissues
they are smell, or olfaction
taste or gustation and blank or vision and hearing or audition
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Site
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The special sense of sight or vision is performed by the eyes, organs located in the orbits of the skull each I contains this sensitivity to light called …..
photoreceptors and support instructors
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Sensory receptors
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The special sense of hearing or audition is centered within the …
which contain sensory receptors the response to mechanical vibrations
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Ear
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Transmission and interpretation of impulses sent from the thin membrane of the eye containing photoreceptors is called the
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Retina
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Diseases of the ear may affect the function of .... or equilibrium or in some cases both
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Hearing
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Asthen/o
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Weakness
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Cor/o
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Pupil
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Leuk/o
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White
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-algia
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Condition of pain
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-ia
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Condition of
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-opia
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Condition of vision
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-ptosis
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Drooping
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-rrhagia
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Abnormal discharge
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A symptom of eye weakness commonly referred to as eyestrain is known as this is
also resulting from reading a computer screen or book without frequent breaks
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Asthenopia
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In some people of senior age the eyelid troops over the eye abnormally when this word is combined it forms the symptom called
Blepharoptosis
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A common symptom of inflammation of the eyelid is called
Blepharitis
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Eyelid repair is known as a procedure called
Blepharoplasty
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The abnormal appearance of a white film in the pupil is a sign of disease it is called
which literally means white in the pupil
Leukocoria
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The symptom of eye pain
Ophthalmagia
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The term meaning bleeding of the eye is
Ophthalmorrhagia
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A-
| An-
Without absence of
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Dipl-
Double
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Hyper-
Excessive, abnormally high, above
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Cyst/o
Bladder, sac
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Kerat/o
Hard, cornea
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Lith/o
Stone
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Presby/o
Old age
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Sinus/o
Cavity
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Stigmat/o
Point
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- iasis
| - osis
Condition of
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-ism
Condition or disease
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-malacia
Softening
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-pathy
Disease
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-plegia
Paralysis
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Transparency of the lens is reduced in this condition
Cataract
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Bacteria may infect this membrane causing inflammation known as
commonly known as pinkeye because of the pink color of the sclera causing inflammation
Conjunctivitis
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The presence of rocky particles in the apparatus is a condition known as
Dacryolithiasis
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A painful condition often leads to inflammation of that lacrimal apparatus known as
Dacryocystitis
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It occurs when the retina tears away from the choroid layer of the eye
it can be caused by a severe blow to the head, high blood pressure or old age
Detached retina
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The condition of double vision is called
Diplopia
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In the disease of the eye known as this .... a loss of vision occurs when the fluid pressure within the anterior chamber of the eyeball rises above normal
Glaucoma
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A meibomian gland is a small gland in the eyelid that secretes lubricating fluid onto the conjunctiva
An infection of this gland produces a local swelling of the eyelid known as
Hordeolum
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During a bacterial infection of the eye, parts of the eye may become inflamed when the iris is affected the condition is known as
Iritis
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During a bacterial infection of the eye, parts if the eye may become inflamed when the cornea becomes inflamed it is called
Keratitis
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Progressive deterioration of the macular lutea leads to a loss of visual focus called
The abbreviated version of this is AMD and most common cause is age
Macular degeneration
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Softening of the eye
ophthalmomalacia
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Paralysis of the eye is termed
Ophthalmoplegia
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A general term for disease of the retina is the term
Retinopathy
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Conditions of the eye that result in a reduction of vision are generally called
Vision disorders
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The condition of nearsightedness is called
Myopia
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The condition of farsightedness is called
Hyperopia
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Reduction in vision due to age is called
Presbyopia
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Normal condition of the eye is called abbreviated Em
Emmetropia
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In the condition called this .... the curvature of the eye is defective to produce blurred vision
it's abbreviated Ast
Astigmatism
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Intra-
Within
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Radi/o
Radius
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-ar
Pertaining to
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-logist
One who studies
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-metrist
One who measures
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-stomy
Surgical creation of an opening
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-tomy
Incision, to cut
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A lens damaged by a cataract is surgically removed and replaced with a donor lens if available.
If no donor lens is then an artificial intraocular lens IOL may be implanted
Cataract extraction
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During this procedure the injured cornea is removed and replaced by implantation of a donor or synthetic cornea
Corneal grafting
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During this procedure a channel is surgically created between the nasal cavity and lacrimal sac to promote drainage
dacryocystorhinostomy
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The acronym for laser assisted in situ keratomileusis
LASIK
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Health professional trained to examine eyes to correct vision problems and I disorders
Optometrist
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A physician who specializes in the study and treatment of diseases associated with the eyes is
Ophthalmologist
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A procedure during which spoke like incisions are made into the cornea which effectively flattens the cornea to correct myopia
Radial keratotomy
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Para-
Alongside, abnormal
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-acusis
Condition of hearing
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-rrhea
Discharge
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Condition of absence of hearing
it refers to a total loss of hearing
Anacusis
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Condition of excessive hearing
it refers to a symptom of abnormally sensitive hearing
Hyperacusis
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A partial loss of hearing is called this
Paracusis
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Pain in the ear or earache is called
Otalgia
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Abnormal ear discharge is called
Otorrhagia
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This is a symptom of abnormal drainage of pus from the ear
Otorrhea
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Ringing or buzzing sensation the ears is called
tinnitus
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The sensation of dizziness in the ear
Vertigo
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Extern/o
Exterior
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Mastoid/o
Resembling a breast
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Med/o
Middle
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The term that literally means inflammation of the part resembling a breast is
Mastoiditis
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A chronic disease of the inner ear is known as
Ménière's disease
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The general term for inflammation of the ear is
Otitis
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The middle ear is involved to cause local pain and a temporary loss of hearing known as
it's relatively common among children and is caused by bacterial infection abbreviated OM
Otitis media
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Both otitis externa and otitis media are
which literally means disease of the ear
Otopathies
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An abnormal formation of bone within the ear usually between the stapes and oval window of the middle ear is known as
Otosclerosis
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A gradual loss of hearing with advanced age is a very common experience this word when combined leaves you with this term
Presbyacusis
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Audi/o
Hearing
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Labyrinth/o
Maze, inner ear
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Myring/o
Membrane, eardrum
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Tympan/o
Eardrum
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-ectomy
Surgical excision, removal
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-logy
Study or science of
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-metry
Measurement, process of measuring
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-scope
Instrument used for viewing
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-scopy
Process of viewing
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The study of hearing disorders is a field of practice called
Audiology
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One who specializes in hearing disorders and treatment is called
Audiologist
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The procedure involving the measurement of hearing is usually performed by an audiologist and it's called
Audiometry
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The surgical removal of the inner ear is called
Labyrinthectomy
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In some patients it may become necessary to surgically remove part of the mastoid process of the temporal bone to treat severe mastoiditis this procedure is called
Mastoidectomy
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When making an incision into the mastoid process is a procedure called
Mastoidotomy
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The surgical repair of the eardrum is called
Myringoplasty
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An incision into the eardrum is called
Myringotomy
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The medical field of ear disorders and their treatment is called
Otology
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The instrument that is used in a physical exam to view the ear canal and eardrum uses the same combining form and is called an
Otoscope
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A procedure that evaluates the elasticity of the eardrum by measuring its movement includes this combining form in the word
Tympanometry
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The surgical repair of the eardrum is known as
Tympanoplasty
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A.D.
Right ear
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AMD
Age-related macular degeneration
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AS
Left ear
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AU
Both ears
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Ast
Astigmatism
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Em
Emmetropia
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EENT
Eye, ear, nose and throat
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ENT
Ear, nose, throat
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IOL
Intraocular lens
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LASIK
Laser assisted in situ keratomileusis
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OD
Right eye
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OM
Otitis media
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OS
Left eye
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Oto
Otology
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OU
Each eye
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TM
Tympanic membrane
