Chapter 17; Eye and Ear Flashcards
1
Q
aqueo
A
water
2
Q
blepharo
A
eyelid
3
Q
conjuctivo
A
conjunctiva
4
Q
coro
A
pupil
5
Q
corneo
A
cornea
6
Q
cyclo
A
ciliary body or muscle of eye
7
Q
dacryo
A
tears, tear duct
8
Q
iro, irido
A
iris
9
Q
kerato
A
cornea
10
Q
lacrimo
A
tears
11
Q
oculo
A
eye
12
Q
ophthalmo
A
eye
13
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opto, optico
A
eye, vision
14
Q
palpebro
A
eyelid
15
Q
papillo
A
optic disc, nipple like
16
Q
phaco, phako
A
lens of eye
17
Q
pupillo
A
pupil
18
Q
retino
A
retina
19
Q
sclero
A
sclera, hard
20
Q
uveo
A
uvea; vascular portion of the eye
21
Q
vitreo
A
glassy
22
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amblyo
A
dull, dim
23
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diplo
A
double
24
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glauco
A
grey
25
mio
smaller, less
26
mydro
widen, enlarge
27
nycto
night
28
photo
light
29
presbyo
old age
30
scoto
darkness
31
xero
dry
32
opia
vision
33
opsia
vision
34
tropia
to turn
35
chalazion
small, hard, cystic mass on the eyelid
36
hordeolum (stye)
localized, purulent, inflammatory staph infection of a sebaceous gland in eyelid
37
macular degeneration
progressive damage to the macula of the retina
38
strabismus
abnormal deviation of the eye
39
enucleation
removal of the entire eyeball
40
keratoplasty
surgical repair of cornea
41
LASIK
use of an excimer laser to correct errors of refraction. stands for: Laser In Situ Keratomileusis
42
phacoemulsification
ultrasonic vibrations break up the lens; the pieces are then aspirated through the ultrasonic probe
43
scleral buckle
suture of a silicone band to the sclera over a detached portion of the retina
44
HEENT
head, eyes, ears, nose, throat
45
IOL
intraocular lens
46
IOP
intraocular pressure
47
OD
right eye (oculus dexter)
48
OS
left eye (oculus sinister)
49
OU
both eyes (oculus uterque)
50
PERRLA
Pupils equal, round, reactive to light, and accommodation
51
VA
visual acuity
52
VF
visual field
53
cerumen
earwax
54
incus
anvil
55
malleus
hammer
56
stapes
stirrup
57
tympanic membrane
eardrum
58
acouso
hearing
59
audio
hearing, sense of hearing
60
audito
hearing
61
auro, auriculo
ear
62
cocheo
chochlea
63
mastoido
mastoid process
64
myringo
eardrum
65
ossiculo
ossicle
66
oto
ear
67
salpingo
eustachian tube, auditorytube
68
stapedo
stapes
69
tympano
eardrum
70
vestibulo
vestibule
71
-acusis or -cusis
hearing
72
-meter
instrument to measure
73
-otia
ear condition
74
acoustic neuroma
benign tumor arising from the acoustic vestibular nerve in the brain
75
cholesteatoma
collection of skin cells and cholesterol in a sac within the middle ear
76
otitis media
inflammation of the middle ear
77
otosclerosis
hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear
78
tinnitus
sensation of noise
79
vertigo
sensation of irrugular or whirling motion either of oneself or of external objects
80
otoscopy
visual examination of the ear with an otoscope
81
AD
right ear (auris dextra)
82
AOM
acute otitis media
83
AS
Left ear (auris sinistra)
84
EENT
ear eyes nose throat
85
ENG
electronystagmography
86
ENT
ears nose throat
87
HEENT
head eyes ears nose throat
88
PE tube
Pressure equalizing tube
89
SOM
serous otitis media
