CH 17 EYE EAR TERMS Flashcards
1
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AQUEO
A
water
2
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blepharo
A
eyelid
3
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conjunctivo
A
conjunctiva
4
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coro
A
pupil
5
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corneo
A
cornea
6
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cyclo
A
ciliary body of the muscle of the eye
7
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dacryo
A
tears, tear duct
8
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iro, irido
A
iris, colored portion of the eye
9
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kerato
A
cornea
10
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lacrimo
A
tears
11
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oculo
A
eye
12
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hemi
A
half
13
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opsia
A
vision
14
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humidus
A
moist
15
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corneus
A
horny
16
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chiasma
A
crossing
17
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opthalmo
A
eye
18
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opto, optico
A
eye, vision
19
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palpebro
A
eyelid
20
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papillo
A
optic disc, nipple-like
21
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phaco, phako
A
lens of the eye
22
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pupillo
A
pupil
23
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retino
A
retina
24
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sclero
A
sclera, hard, white part of the eye
25
uveo
uvea, vascular layer of the eye consisting of iris, ciliary body, and choroid
26
vitreo
glassy
27
amblyo
dull, dim
28
diplo
double
29
glauco
gray
30
mio
smaller, less
31
mydro
widen, enlarge
32
nycto
night
33
photo
light
34
presbyo
old age
35
scoto
darkness
36
xero
dry
37
opia
vision
38
opsia
vision
39
tropia
to turn
40
myopia
to shut, as in people will squint their eyes to see better
41
trabeculo
a small beam, rod or plank of wood
42
elasma
plate
43
xantho
yellow
44
hordeolum
barley
45
drusen
yellow/white dust
46
photopsia
bright flashes of light
47
opacity
cloudiness
48
acouso
hearing
49
audio
hearing
50
audito
hearing
51
auro, auriculo
ear
52
cochleo
cochlea, pertaining to
53
mastoido
mastoid process
54
myringo
eardrum, tympanic membrane, tympano
55
ossiculo
ossicle
56
oto
ear
57
salpingo
eustachian tube, auditory tube
58
stapedo
stapes, pertaining to
59
tympano
eardrum, tympanic membrane
60
vestivulo
vestibule
61
-acusis, -cusis
hearing
62
-meter
instrument to measure
63
-otia
ear condition
64
kerato
cornea
65
aniso
unequal
66
myco
fungus
67
mio
small
68
lacrimo
tears
69
mydro
wide
70
-opsia
vision condition
71
-otia
ear condition
72
-phobia
fear of
73
-plegic
paralysis, palsy
74
-tropia
to turn
75
argon laser trabeculoplasty
ALT
76
age-related macular degeneration
AMD
77
head, eyes, ears, nose and throat
HEENT
78
intraocular lens
IOL
79
intraocular pressure
IOP
80
laser in situ keratomileusis
LASIK
81
optical coherence tomography
OCT
82
left eye , latin, ocular sinister
OS
83
both eyes, latin, oculus uterque, "each eye"
OU
84
pupils, equal, round, reactive to light and accomodation
PERRLA
85
primary open-angle glaucoma
POAG
86
photorefractive keratectomy - a laser beam flattens the top layer of the cornea to correct myopia
PRK
87
selective laser trabeculoplasty
SLT
88
visual acuity
VA
89
visual field
VF
90
right ear, latin auris dextra
AD
91
acute otitis media
AOM
92
left ear, latin, auris sinistra
AS
93
benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BPPV
94
eyes, ears, nose, throat
EENT
95
electronystaGMOGRAPHY- a test of the balanc emechanism of the inner ear by assessing eye movements
ENG
96
rapidly twitching eye movements
nystagmus
97
ears, nose throat
ENT
98
eustachian tube defect
ETD
99
head, eyes, ears nose and throat
HEENT
100
pressure equalizing tube- a polyethylene ventilating tube placed in the eardrum to treat recurrent episodes of acute otitis media
PE tube
101
serous otitis media
SOM
