Chapter 16 Flashcards
acuity
clearness or sharpness of a sensory function
accommodation
adjustment of the eye for various distances so that images fall on the retina of the eye
adnexa
tissues or structures in the body adjacent to or near a related structure
humor
any fluid or semifluid of the body
labyrinth
series of intricate communicating passages
opaque
substance or surface that neither transmits nor allows the passage of light
perilymph
fluid that very closely resembles spinal fluid but found in the cochlea
photopigment
light sensitive pigment in the retinal cones and rods that absorbs light and initiates the visual process
also called visual pigment
refractive
ability to bend light rays as they pass from one medium to another
tunic
layer or coat of tissue
also called membrane layer
ambly/o
dull
dim
aque/o
water
blephar/o
eyelid
choroid/o
choroid
conjunctiv/o
conjunctiva
core/o, pupill/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye
circular
cycle
dacry/o, lacrim/o
tear
lacrimal apparatus
duct, sac, gland
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
glauc/o
gray
goni/o
angle
irid/o
iris
kerat/o
horny tissue
hard
cornea
ocul/o, ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o, optic/o
eye
vision
phac/o
lens
phot/o
light
presby/o
old age
retin/o
retina
scler/o
hardening sclera (white of the eye)
scot/o
darkness
vitr/o
vitreous body
of the eye
audi/o
hearing
labyrinth//o
labyrinth
inner ear
mastoid/o
mastoid process
ot/o
ear
salping/o
tubes
usually fallopian or eustachian auditory tubes
staped/o
stapes
myring/o
tympanic membrane
eardrum
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
-acusia, -cusis
hearing
-opia, -opsia
vision
-tropia
turning
exo-
outside
outward
hyper-
excessive
above normal
achromatopsia
severe congenital deficiency in color perception
chalazion
small, hard tumor developing on the eyelid
conjunctivitis
inflammation of the conjunctiva with vascular congestion that produces a red or pink eye and may be secondary to allergy or viral, bacterial, or fungal infections
ectropion
Eversion, or outward turning, of the edge of the lower eyelid
entropion
Inversion, or inward turning, of the edge of the lower eyelid
epiphora
abnormal overflow of tears
hrodeolum
localized, circumscribed, inflammatory swelling of one of the several sebaceous glands of the eyelid, generally caused by a bacterial infection
also called stye
metamorphopsia
visual distortion of objects
nyctalopia
impaired vision in dim light
night blindness
nystagmus
type of involuntary eye movements that appear jerky and may reduce vision or be associated with other, more serious conditions that limit vision
papilledema
swelling and hyperemia of the optic disc, usually associated with increased intracranial pressure
choked disc
photophobia
unusual intolerance and sensitivity to light
presbyopia
loss of accommodation of the crystalline lens associated with the aging process
retinopathy
any disorder of retinal blood vessels
diabetic retinopathy
disorder that occurs in patients with diabetes and manifests as small hemorrhages, edema, and formation of new vessels on the retina, leading to scarring and eventual loss of vision
trachoma
chronic, contagious form of conjunctivitis that typically leads to blindness
anacusis
complete deafness
conduction impairment
blocking of sound waves as they pass through the external and middle ear
conduction pathway
labyrinthitis
inflammation of the inner ear that usually results from an acute febrile process