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Chapter 18 Flashcards

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Suffix: esthesia

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sensation

ex. ‘cryesthesia’ - sensitivity to cold

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Suffix: algesia

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pain

ex. ‘hypalgesia’ - decreased sensitivity to pain

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Suffix: osmia

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sense of smell

ex. ‘pseudosmia’ - false sense of smell

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Suffix: geusia

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sense of taste

ex. ‘parageusia’ - abnormal (para) sense of taste

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audi/o

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hearing

ex. ‘audiology’ - the study of hearing

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acous

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sound, hearing

ex. ‘acoustic’ - pertaining to sound or hearing

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acus

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sound, hearing

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cus

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sound, hearing

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ot/o

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ear

ex. ‘ototoxic’ - poisonous or harmful to the ear

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myring/o

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tympanic membrane

ex. ‘myringotome’ - knife used for surgery on the eardrum

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tympan/o

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tympanic cavity (middle ear), tympanic membrane

ex. ‘tympanometry’ - measurement of transmission through the tympanic membrane and middle ear

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salping/o

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tube, auditory tube

ex. ‘salpingoscopy’ - endoscopic examination of the auditory tube

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staped/o

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stapes

ex. ‘stapedoplasty’ - plastic repair of the staples

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stapedi/o

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stapes

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labyrinth/o

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labyrinth (inner ear)

ex. ‘labyrinthitis’ - inflammation of the inner ear

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vestibul/o

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vestibule, vestibular apparatus

ex. ‘vestibulotomy’ - incision on the vestibule of the inner ear

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cochle/o

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cochlea (of inner ear)

ex. ‘retrocochlear’ - behind the cochlea

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Tympanic membrane

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The ear drum; membrane between the external auditory canal and the middle ear.

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Tympanic cavity

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The middle ear

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Stapes

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The ossicle that is in contact with the inner ear

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Labyrinth

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The inner ear (resembles a maze)

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Vestibule

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Chamber in the inner ear that holds some of the receptors for equilibrium

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Cochlea

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The coiled portion of the inner ear that contains the receptors for hearing

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blephar/o

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eyelid

ex. ‘symblepharon’ - adhesion of the eyelid to the eyeball

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palpebr/o

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eyelid

ex. ‘palpebral’ - pertaining to an eyelid

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dacry/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus

ex. ‘dacryorrhea’ - discharge from the lacrimal apparatus

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dacryocyst/o

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lacrimal sac

ex. ‘dacryocystocele’ - hernia of the lacrimal sac

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lacrim/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus

ex. ‘lacrimation’ - secretion of tears

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opt/o

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eye, vision

ex. ‘optometer’ - instrument for measuring the refractive power of the eye

30
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ocul/o

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eye

ex. ‘sinistrocular’ - pertaining to the left eye

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ophthalm/o

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eye

ex. ‘exophthalmos’ - protrusion of the eyeball

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scler/o

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sclera

ex. ‘episcleritis’ - inflammation of the tissue on the surface of the sclera

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corne/o

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cornea

ex. ‘circumcorneal’ - around the cornea

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kerat/o

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cornea

ex. ‘keratoplasty’ - plastic repair of the cornea, corneal transplant

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lent/i

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lens

ex. ‘lentiform’ - resembling a lens

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phak/o

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lens

ex. ‘aphakia’ - absence of a lens

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phac/o

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lens

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uve/o

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uvea

ex. ‘uveal’ - pertaining to the uvea

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chori/o

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choroid

ex. ‘subchoroidal’ - below the choroid

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choroid/o

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choroid

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cycl/o

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ciliary body, ciliary muscle

ex. ‘cycloplegic’ - pertaining to or causing paralysis of the ciliary muscle

42
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ir, irit/o, irid/o

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iris

ex. ‘iridoschisis’ - splitting of the iris

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pupill/o

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pupil

ex. ‘iridopupillary’ - pertaining to the iris and the pupil

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retin/o

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retina

ex. ‘retinoscopy’ - examination of the retina

45
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Suffix: opsia

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Vision

ex. ‘heteropsia’ - unequal vision in the two eyes

46
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Suffix: opia

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eye, vision

ex. ‘hemianopia’ - blindness in half the visual field

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Cornea

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The clear, anterior portion of the sclera

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Choroid

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The dark, vascular middle layer of the eye

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Lacrimal apparatus

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Structures involved in tear production and drainage

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Lacrimal sac

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tear duct

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Sclera

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White of the eye (tough, fibrous, outermost layer of eye)

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Lens

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Transparent biconvex structure that refracts light

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Uvea

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Middle, vascular layer of eye (consists of choroid, ciliary body and iris)

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Retina

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The innermost light-sensitive layer of the eye, contains the rods and cones (receptors for vision).

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Ciliary body

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The muscular portion of the uvea that surrounds the lens and adjusts its shape for near and far vision.

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