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VETT 1000 Veterinary Medical Terminology > Chapter 14 Seeing and Hearing > Flashcards

Chapter 14 Seeing and Hearing Flashcards

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combining form for the eye or sight

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opt/i, opt/o, optic/o, ocul/o, opthalm/o

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outside the eyeball

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extraocular

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inside the eyeball

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intraocular

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around the eyeball

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periocular

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5
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the accessory structures of an organ

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adnexa

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bony cavity of the skull that contains the eyeball

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orbit

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combining form eyelids

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blephar/o

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another term used for eyelid

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palpebra

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pertaining to the eyelid

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palpebral

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the angle where the upper and lower lids meet

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canthus

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mucous membrane that lines the underside of each eyelid

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conjunctiva

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12
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combining form conjunctiva

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conjuctiv/o

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13
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medical term for the third eyelid

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nictitans

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14
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condition of normal tear secretion

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lacrimation

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combining form tear duct

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lacrim/o, dacry/o

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16
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passageway that drains tears into the nose

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nasolacrimal duct

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17
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the white of the eye

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sclera

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18
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combing form sclera

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scler/o

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anterior portion of the eye

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cornea

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combining form cornea

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corne/o, kerat/o

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21
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middle layer of the eye

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choroid

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22
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light cannot pass through

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opaque

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23
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pigmented muscular diaphragm that surrounds the pupil

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iris

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24
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circular opening in the center of the eye

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pupil

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25
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pupillary constriction

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miosis

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pupillary dilation

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mydriasis

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27
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clear, flexible capsule located behind the iris and pupil

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lens

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28
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nervous tissue layer of the eye that receives images

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retina

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anterior and posterior chambers of the eye are filled with a watery fluid called

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aqueous humor

30
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soft, clear, jelly-like mass that fills the vitreous chamber

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vitreous humor

31
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instrument used for opthalmoscopy

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opthalmoscope

32
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pressure within the eye

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intraocular pressure

33
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condition of unequal pupil size

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anisocoria

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inflammation of the eyelid

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bepharitis

35
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excessive blinking of the eyelid

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blepharospam

36
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inflammation of the conjunctiva

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conjunctivitis

37
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cloudiness of the lens

38
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abnormal enlargement of the eye

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bupthalmia

39
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diagnostic test to detect vision in which a movement is made toward the animal to see if the animal blinks

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menace response

40
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test that checks the pupil response to light

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pupillary light reflex (PLR)

41
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we can measure tear production in an animal’s eye by doing a

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Schirmer Tear Test

42
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procedure that measures intraocular pressure

43
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double row of eyelashes that cause corneal injury

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distichiasis

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eversion of the eyelid

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inversion of the eyelid

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excessive tear production

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condition of elevated intraocular pressure

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inflammation of the cornea

49
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involuntary, constant, rhythmic movement of the eye

50
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displacement of the eye from the orbit

51
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removal of the eye

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enucleation

52
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suturing together the eyelids

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tarsorrhaphy

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combining form ear

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audit/o, aud/i. ot/o

54
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combining form sound

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acoust/o, acous/o

55
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external portion of the ear that catches soundwaves

56
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medical term eardrum

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tympanic membrane

57
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combining form eardrum

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tympan/o, myring/o

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three bones of middle ear

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malleus, incus, stapes

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spiral passage to inner ear

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procedure to examine ear

61
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collection of blood on outer ear

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aural hematoma

62
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inflammation of eardrum

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myringitis

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ear pain

64
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inflammation of the ear

65
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state of balance

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equilibrium

66
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earwax

67
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sense of dizziness

68
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incision into cornea

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keratotomy

69
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surface depression on cornea

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corneal ulceration

70
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diagnostic test of placing dye on cornea to look for a lesion

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fluorescein dye stain

VETT 1000 Veterinary Medical Terminology (21 decks)

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