Chapter 16 - Special Senses Flashcards
ambly/o
dull, dim
aque/o
water
blepahr/o
eyelid
choroid/o
choroid
conjuctiv/o
conjunctiva
core/o
pupil
pupill/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cycl/o
ciliary body of the eye; circular; cycle
dacry/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
lacrim/o
tear; lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
glauc/o
gray
goni/o
angle
irid/o
iris
karat/o
horny tissue; hard; cornea
ocul/o
eye
opathalm/o
eye
opt/o
eye, vision
optic/o
eye, vision
phac/o
lens
phot/o
light
presby/o
old age
retin/o
retina
scler/o
hardening; sclera (white of 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 (eardrum)
-acusia
hearing
-cusis
hearing
-opia
vision
-opsia
vision
-tropia
turning
exo-
outside, outward
hyper-
excessive, above normal
Acc
accommodation
O.D.
Doctor of optometry
ARMD, AMD
age-related macular degeneration
RK
radial keratotomy
Ast
astigmatism
SLE
slit-lamp examination; systemic lupus erythermatosis
ENG
electronystagmography
ST
esotropia
IOL
intraocular lens
VA
visual activity
IOP
intraoscular pressure
VF
visual field
LASIK
laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis
XT
exotropia
AC
air condition
OM
otitis media
BC
bone condition
PE
physical examination; pulmonary embolism; pressure-equalzing (tube)
ENT
ears, nose, and throat
URI
upper respiratory infection
NIHL
noise-induced hearing loss