Ch. 11 Special Senses: The Eyes and Ears Flashcards
-algia
pain
-cusis
hearing
-itis
inflammation
-metry
to measure
-opia
vision condition
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhagia
bleeding
-rrhea
discharge
-scope
instrument for visual examination
-tony
surgical incision
AC
air conduction
acoustic
pertaining to sound or hearing
AD
right ear
ALD
assistive listening device
AS
left ear or
astigmatism
AU
both ears
audi /o, audit /o
hearing
auditory
pertaining to the sense of hearing
bi-
two
blephar /o
eyelid
CAT
cataract
CI
conjunctivitis
conjunctiv /o
conjunctiva
corne /o
cornea
dB
decibel
dipl /o
double
EM
emmetropia
ENT
ears, nose, throat
EOMI
extraocular movements intact
extraocular
outside the eyeball
FA, FAG
fluorescein angiography
G, glc
glaucoma
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
intraocular
within the eyeball
ir /i, ir /o
iris
irid /o, irit /o
iris, colored part of eye
kerat /o
horny, hard, cornea
labyrinth /o
inner ear
lacrim /o
tears, tear ducts
LASIK
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
MD
macular degeneration
myring /o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
ocul /o
eye
ocular
pertaining to the eye
OD
right eye
OE
stitis externa
acous /o, acoust /o
hearing, sound
OM
otitis media
ophthalm /o
eye, vision
opt /o, opt /i, optic /o
vision
opthalm /o
eye
optic
pertaining to the eye or sight
OS
left eye
ot /o
ear
OU
both eyes
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation
phak /o, phac /o
lens of eye
pinn /i
external ear, auricle
presby /o
old age
RD
retinal detachment
retin /o
retina, net
RK
radial keratotomy
scler /o
sclera, white of eye, hard
SLE
slit-lamp examination
TM
tympanic membrane, eardrum
trop /o
turn, change
tympan /o
eardrum, tympanic membrane
VA
visual acuity
VF
visual field