Chapter 8 - ENT - Words Flashcards
Pharyng/eal
pertaining to the pharynx
endotrach/eal
within the trachea
my/opia
nearsightedness
hyper/opia
farsightedness
dipl/opia
double vision
presby/opia
loss of accommodation
ambi/opia
both eyes form separate images
cor/ectopia
misplaced pupil
brady/pnea
slow breathing
tachy/pnea
fast breathing
a/pnea
not breathing, no breathing, without breathing
dys/pnea
difficult breathing
ortho/pnea
difficulty in breathing that occurs when lying down and is relieved upon changing to an upright position
blephar/o/spasm
spasm of the eyelid
exo/tropia
eyes pointing outward
eso/tropia
eyes pointing inward, cross-eyed
hyper/tropia
eyes pointing upward
hypo/tropia
eyes pointing downward
amb/i/later/al
pertaining to both sides
ambi/dextrous
use of both hands
eu/phoria
a feeling of well-being or elation
eu/pnea
easy breathing, normal
audi/o/logy
study of hearing
audi/o/gram
picture or record of hearing
audi/o/metry
process of measuring hearing
audi/o/meter
instrument for measuring hearing
alveol/ar
relating to, resembling, or having alveoli
blephar/algia
pain in the eyelid
blephar/edema
swelling of the eyelid
blephar/itis; palpebr/itis
inflammation of the eyelid
blephar/o/tomy
incision into the eyelid
blephar/o/ptosis
prolapse of the eyelid
palpebrate
to wink
bronch/itis
inflammation of the bronchi
bronch/o/lith
stone in the bronchi (calculus)
bronch/o/scopy
examination of the bronchus with an instrument
bronch/o/rrhagia
bronchial hemorrhage
bronch/o/scope
instrument used to examine the bronchi
bronch/o/stomy
formation of a new opening into a bronchus
bronch/o/rrhaphy
suturing of the bronchus
bronchioles
small branches of bronchi
cochle/ar
pertaining to the cochlea
cor/ectasia
dilation or stretching of pupil
cor/ectopia
misplaced pupil
cor/e/lysis
destruction of pupil
anis/o/coria
unequal pupil size
core/o/meter
instrument used to measure pupil
core/o/metry
measurement of pupil
core/o/plasty
surgical repair of pupil
corne/o/plasty
surgical repair of cornea
kerat/o/plasty
surgical repair of cornea
kerat/o/cele
herniation of cornea
kerat/o/tomy
incision of the cornea
kerat/o/scler/itis
inflammation of cornea and sclera
corneitis
inflammation of cornea
corne/o/ir/itis
inflammation of cornea and iris
corne/o/scler/al
pertaining to the cornea and sclera
esophag/o/gastr/ectomy
excision of esophagus and stomach
irid/o/plegia
paralysis of the iris
irid/o/cele
herniation of the iris
irid/ectomy
surgical removal of part of the iris
ir/itis
inflammation of the iris
irid/algia
pain in the iris
lacrimation
secretion of tears
lacrim/al
pertaining to tears
nas/o/lacrim/al
pertaining to the nose and lacrimal duct; draining of fluid through nose and tear duct
laryng/itis
inflammation of the larynx
laryng/o/tomy
incision into the larynx
laryng/o/stomy
making an permanent surgical opening
laryng/o/scope
instrument used to examine the voice box
laryng/o/spasm
spasm of the voice box
laryng/algia
pain in the voice box
laryng/o/pathy
disease of the voice box
laryng/o/scopy
process of examining the voice box
melan/o/cyte
black cell
pneumon/o/melan/osis
lung disease in which lung tissue becomes black
myring/o/tomy
incision into the ear drum
nas/al
pertaining to nasal passage
nas/o/pharyng/eal
pertaining to nose and pharynx
nas/itis
inflammation of the nose
nas/o/scope
instrument used to examine the nose
nas/o/front/al
pertaining to the nasal and frontal bones
nas/o/pharyng/itis
inflammation of nose and pharynx
nyct/al/opia
not able to see at night; night blindness
ophthalm/ic
pertaining to the eye
ophthalm/itis
inflammation of the eye
ophthalm/algia
eye pain
ophthalm/o/cele
herniation of eye
ophthalm/o/meter
instrument for measuring eye
ophthalm/o/pathy
any eye disease
ophthalm/o/plasty
surgical repair of the eye
ophthalm/o/logy
medical specialty dealing with eye disease
ophthalm/o/scope
instrument used for examination of eye
ophthalm/o/scopy
examination of eye through a scope
ophthalm/o/logist
physician specializing in treating diseases of the eye
opt/o/metry
measurement of vision
opt/o/metrist
measures visual acuity, prescribes corrective lenses, examines eye for disease
opt/ic
pertaining to vision
ot/o/rrhea
discharge from the ear
ot/algia
ear pain
ot/itis
inflammation of the ear
ot/ic
adjective form for ear
ot/o/rhin/o/laryng/o/logist
physician who treats infections of ear, nose, and throat
phac/o/cele
herniation of lens
phac/o/emulsification
emulsifying of cataracts
pharyng/itis
inflammation of the pharynx
pharyng/o/plasty
surgical repair of the pharynx
pharyng/o/scope
instrument to examine the throat
pharyng/o/myc/osis
fungus disease of the pharynx
pharyng/o/tomy
incision of the pharynx
pharyng/o/pathy
disease of the throat
phas/ia
condition of speech
brady/phasia
slow speech
a/phasia
unable to speak; without speech
phas/o/logy
study of speech
dys/phagia
difficult speech
tachy/phasia
fast speech
phon/ia
condition of sound or voice
a/phon/ia
absence of voice
phon/o/logy
study of sound
phon/o/my/o/gram
picture of muscular sounds
phon/ic
pertaining to the voice
phon/o/meter
instrument for measuring intensity of voice
phren/ic
pertaining to the diaphragm
phren/algia
pain in the diaphragm
phren/o/gastr/ic
pertaining to the diaphragm and the stomach
phren/ectomy
surgical removal (excision) of diaphragm
pleur/itis; pleurisy
inflammation of the pleura
pleur/algia
pain in the pleura
pleur/o/centesis
surgical puncture of the pleura
pleur/al
pertaining to the pleura
pneum/o/thorax
air in the chest cavity
pneum/o/derm/a
air under the skin
pneum/o/py/o/thorax
collection of air and pus in chest cavity
pneum/o/ser/o/thorax
collection of air and serum in chest cavity
pneum/o/hem/o/thorax
collection of air and blood in chest cavity
pneum/o/meter
instrument that measures air volume in respiration
pneumon/o/tomy
incision of the lung
pneumon/o/pathy
any disease of the lung
pneumon/o/rrhagia
hemorrhage of the lung
pneumon/o/pexy
surgical fixation of lung
pneumon/ectomy
excision of the lung
pneumon/ia; pneumon/itis
inflammation of the lung
pneumon/o/centesis
surgical puncture of lung to remove fluid
pneumon/o/melan/osis
condition of black lung from breathing black dust
pulmon/ary; pulmonic
pertaining to the lungs
py/o/genic
pertaining to formation of pus
py/osis
condition of pus formation
trache/o/py/osis
condition of trachea with pus formation
retin/o/ptosis
prolapse of the retina
retin/al
pertaining to the retina
retin/itis
inflammation of the retina
retin/o/plasty
surgical repair of retina
retin/o/scope
instrument used to examine the retina
retin/o/scopy
process of examining retina with scope
retin/o/pexy
fixation of the retina
rhin/itis
inflammation of the nose
rhin/o/plasty
surgical repair of the nose
rhin/o/rrhea
flow or discharge from nose
rhin/o/tomy
incision of the nose
rhin/o/scope
instrument to examine the nose
rhin/o/lith
concretion formed within the cavities of the nose
scler/ectomy
surgical removal of part of sclera
scler/ostomy
formation of an opening into the sclera
scler/o/ir/itis
inflammation of the sclera and iris
scler/al
pertaining to the sclera
thorac/o/centesis
surgical puncture of thorax
trache/algia
pain in the windpipe
trache/o/tomy
incision into the windpipe
trache/o/scopy
examination of trachea through a scope
trache/o/laryng/otomy
incision of trachea and larynx
trache/o/rragia
hemorrhage from the windpipe
trache/al
pertaining to the trachea
trache/o/stomy
form a new opening in the trachea
tympan/ic
pertaining to the eardrum
tympan/o/tomy
incision into the ear drum
tympan/o/metry
process of measuring the function of the ear drum
tympan/um
ear drum (noun form)
strabismus
abnormal condition that affects position of eye’s axis and focus
astigmatism
unequal curvature of surface of eye diffusing the focal point on the retina
croup
barking cough caused by infection, allergy, or foreign body
asthma
spasms of the bronchi causing a wheezing cough
emphysema
overdistension of air sacs caused by smoking tobacco leading to loss of elasticity
pertussis
whooping cough; cough with a shrill whooping inspiration
