CH.9 - The Senses Flashcards by Miranda Lin

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Extra-

A

Outside

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Audi/o

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Hearing

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Blephar/o

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Eyelid, eyelash

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Cerumin/o

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Cerumen

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Cochle/o

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Cochlea, snail shell-shaped

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Conjunctiv/o

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Conjunctiva

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Cor/o, core/o

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Pupil

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Corne/o

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Cornea

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Cycl/o

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Ciliary body of the eye

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Ir/o, irid/o

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Iris

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Lacrim/o

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Tear, tear duct

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Laryng/o

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Larynx

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Ophry/o

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Eyebrow

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Opt/o

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Eye, vision

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Phot/o

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Light

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Retin/o

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Retina

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Scler/o

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Sclera, white of the eye

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Sebace/o

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Sebum

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Tympan/o

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Eardrum

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-ician

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Specialist

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-ocular

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Eye

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-receptor

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Receiver

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ENT

Otolaryngologist

IOP

Intraocular pressure

A-

No, without

Alaos-

Blind

Eso-

Within

Nykt-

Night

Ops-

Eye

Ambly/o

Dim, dull

Anis/o

Unequal

Blephar/o

Eyelid, eyelash

Cor/o, core/o

Pupil

Dacryocyst/o

Lacrimal sac, tear sac

Dermat/o

Skin

Dipl/o

Double

Kerat/o

Cornea

Mastoid/o

Mastoid process located behind the ear

Myc/o

Fungus

Ot/o

Ear

Presby/o

Old age

Py/o

Pus

Scot/o

Darkness

Xer/o

Dry

-algia

Pain

-chalasis

Relaxation

-cusis

Hearing

-oma

Mass

-ptosis

Drooping, sag, prolapse

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-rrhagia

Rupture, profuse discharge

-sclerosis

Hardening

-stenosis

Narrowing

-tresia

Opening

AMD

Age-related macular degeneration

IOP

Intraocular pressure

Bi-

Two

Pachy-

Heavy, thick

Audi/o

Hearing

Aur/o

Ear

Aut/o

Self, own

Mon/o

One

Myring/o

Eardrum

Ton/o

Tension

Tympan/o

Eardrum

-al

Pertaining to

-gram

Record

-metry

Process of measuring

-plasty

Surgical repair

-sclerosis

Hardening

ABR

Auditory brainstem response

ALK

Automated lamellar keratoplasty

CK

Conductive keratoplasty (this abbreviation could cause confusion; when in doubt, write it out)

dB

Decibels

ECoG

Electrocochleography

Hz

Hertz

ICL

Implantable contact lenses

Ret

Retinoscopy

RK

Radial keratotomy