Chapter 15A -- Sight Flashcards
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blephar/o
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eyelid
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conjunctiv/o
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conjunctiva
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corne/o
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cornea
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dacry/o
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tears; lacrima
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dacryocyst/o
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tears or lacrimal sac
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dipl/o
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two; double
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irid/o, ir-, irit/o
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iris
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kerat/o
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hard; cornea
9
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lacrim/o
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tear; lacrimal apparatus
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ocul/o
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eye
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ophthalm/o
A
eye
12
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-opia
A
suffix for eye vision
13
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-opsia
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suffix for vision
14
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opt/o
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light; vision
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phak/o; phac/o
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lens
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presby/o
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old age
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pupil/o
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pupil
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retin/o
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retina
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scler/o
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sclera (also means hard)
20
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uve/o
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middle layer of the eye containing muscles and blood vessels
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acous/o; acus/o; acoust/o
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hearing
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audi/o
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sound
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audit/o
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hearing
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aur/o
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ear
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auricul/o
ear
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myring/o
tympanic membrane (ear drum)
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ot/o
ear
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staped/o
stapes
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tympan/o
eardrum
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AD
right ear
31
AS
left ear
32
ASL
american sign language
33
AU
both ears
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dB
decibel
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ECCE
extracapsular cataract extraction
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EOM
extraocular movement
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ERG
electroretinography
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ICCE
intracapsular cataract extraction
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IOP
intraocular pressure
40
OD
right eye
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OM
otitis media
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OS
left eye
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OU
both eyes
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PVD
posterior vitreous detachment (referring to the vitreous body)
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accommodation
the process that allows the shape of the lens to change for far and near vision
46
aqueous humor
thick watery substance filing the space between the lens and the cornea
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canthus
angle where the upper and lower eyelids meet
48
choroid
opaque middle layer of the eyeball
49
ciliary body
set of muscles and suspensory ligaments that adjust the lens
50
cones
color receptors on the retina that have high visual acuity
51
conjunctiva
the mucous membrane covering the anterior of the eyeball and inner eyelid
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cornea
transparent shield of tissue forming the outer wall of the eyeball
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dacryocyst
tear sac; lacrimal sac
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extraocular
situated outside the eye
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fovea centralis
a pit in the middle of the retina that is the area of the sharpest vision
56
iris
the anterior part of the vascular tunic; it is the colored part of the eye
57
lacrimal apparatus
collectively: the lacrimal gland, lake, canaliculi and sac, along with the nasolacrimal duct
58
lens
the refractive structure of the eye, lying between the iris and the vitreous body
59
ocular
having to do with the eye
60
optic nerve
the cranial nerve responsible for vision
61
orbit
bony depression in the skull the houses the eyeball
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palpebra
eyelid
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photoreceptors
retinal cones and rods
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pupil
the dark part in the center of the iris through which light enters the eye
65
retina
light-sensitive membrane forming the innermost layer of the eyeball
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rods
black and white receptors on the retina that respond to dim light
67
sclera
the outer surface of the eye; part of the fibrous tunic
68
uvea
vascular layer of the eye
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vitreous body
a transparent jelly-like substance filling the interior of the eye
70
amblyopia
condition that occurs when visual acuity is not the same in both eyes; called "lazy eye"
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astigmatism
fuzzy vision caused by the irregular shape of one of both eyeballs
72
blepharitis
inflammation of the eyelid
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blepharoconjuntivitis
inflammation of the palpebral conjunctiva, the inner lining of the eyeballs
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blepharoplegia
paralysis of an eyelid
75
blepharoptosis
drooping eyelid
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blepharospasm
involuntary contraction of the eyelid
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cataract
complete or partial opacity of the ocular lens
78
conjunctivitis
inflammation of the conjunctiva; pink eye
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dacryocele
herniated lacrimal sac (filled with fluid); often called a dacryocystocele because dacrocyst is a synonym for lacrimal sac
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dacryocystitis
inflammation of the tear sac
81
dacryolith
a "stone" in the lacrimal apparatus
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dacryorrhea
excessive discharge of tears
83
glaucoma
disease of the eye characterized by increased intraocular pressure and atrophy of the optic nerve
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hordeolum
a sty on the eyelid; a sty is a infection of a gland in the eye
85
hyperopia
farsightedness
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presbyopia
farsightedness
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iridomalacia
softening of the iris
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iritis
inflammation of the iris
89
keratitis
inflammation of the cornea
90
lacrimal
relating to tears or the tear ducts and glands
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lacrimation
excessive tearing; synonym for dacryorrhea
92
myopia
nearsightedness
93
oculodynia
pain in the eyeball
94
oculapathy
disease of the eye
95
ophthalmolith
a stone in the lacrimal apparatus; synonym for dacryolith
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ophthalmomalcia
softening of the eyeball
97
ophthalmopathy
disease of the eye
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presbyopia
farsightedness resulting from loss of elasticity of the lens due to aging
99
retinitis
inflammation of retina
100
retinopathy
disease of the retina
101
scleroiritis
inflammation of the sclera and iris
102
strabismus
lack of parallelism in the visual axes; crossed eyes
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xerophthalmia
dry eyes
104
ophthamoscope
device for examining the interior of the eyeball by looking through the pupil
105
refraction
deflection of a ray of light into the eye for accommodation of correction of vision as it passes from one medium to another of different density
106
blepharectomy
surgical removal of part or all of an eyelid
107
blepharoplasty
surgery to correct a defective eyelid
108
blepharotomy
surgical incision of an eyelid
109
conjunctivoplasty
surgery on the conjunctiva
110
dacryocystectomy
surgical removal of the lacrimal sac
111
dacryocystotomy
surgical incision into the lacrimal sac
112
lacrimotomy
incision into the lacrimal sac
113
phacolysis
operative removal of the lens in pieces
114
retinectomy
surgical removal of part of the retina
115
retinopexy
surgical fixation of a detached retina
116
retinotomy
incision through the retina
