Chapter 14: Special Senses Flashcards
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
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conjuctiv/o
A
bind together, conjunctiva
3
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cor/o
A
pupil
4
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dacry/o
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tear
5
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ir/o
A
iris
6
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kerat/o
A
hard, cornea
7
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myring/o
A
membrane, eardrum
8
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ocul/o
A
eye
9
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opthalm/o
A
eye
10
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opt/o
A
eye
11
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ot/o
A
ear
12
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retin/o
A
retina
13
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rhin/o
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nose
14
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scler/o
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hard, sclera
15
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asthen/o
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weakness
16
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leuk/o
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white
17
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-algia
A
condtion of pain
18
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-ia
A
condition of
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-itis
A
inflammation
20
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-opia
A
condition of vision
21
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-ptosis
A
drooping
22
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-rrhagia
A
abnormal discharge
23
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asthenopia
A
eye weakness; eyestrain
24
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blapharoptosis
A
abnormal drooping of the eyelid over the eye
25
blepharitis
inflammation of the eyelid
26
leukocoria
abnormal appearance pf the white film in the pupil
27
ophthalmalgia
condition of eye pain
28
oophthalmorrhagia
bleeding of the eye
29
a-
without, absence of
30
dipl-
double
31
hyper-
excessive, abnormally high, above
32
cyst/o
bladder. sac
33
lith/o
stone
34
presby/o
old age
35
retin/o
retina
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sinus/o
cavity
37
stigmat/o
point
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-iasis
condition of
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-ism
condition of
40
-opia
condition of vision
41
-pathy
disease
42
-plagia
paralysis
43
amblyopia
lazy eye; common cause of vision loss in children, occurs when the nerve pathway from one eye fails to develop, sending blurred image to the brain
44
strabismus
eye disorder in which the eyes are crossed
45
cataract
condition in which the eye lens transparency is reduced
46
conjunctivitis
pinkeye; inflammation of conjunctiva
47
dacryolithiasis
presence of rocky particles in the apparatus
48
dacryocystitis
inflammation of the lacrimal apparatus
49
dacryosinusitits
inflammation of the lacrimal apparatus and the adjacent sinuses
50
detached retina
tearing away of the retina from the choroid layer of the eye, common cause of blindness
51
diplopia
condition of double vision
52
