Senses Medical Terminology

Question 1

audi

Answer 1

hearing

Question 2

-ar

Answer 2

pertaining to

Question 3

aur-

Answer 3

ear

Question 4

blephar

Answer 4

eyelid

Question 5

conjunctiv/o

Answer 5

mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelid

Question 6

-ectomy

Answer 6

surgical removal

Question 7

irid

Answer 7

iris

Question 8

lacrim

Answer 8

tears

Question 9

myring

Answer 9

tympanic membrane, eardrum

Question 10

nas

Answer 10

nose

Question 11

ophtalm

Answer 11

eye, vision

Question 12

-opia

Answer 12

vision condition

Question 13

opt

Answer 13

eye, vision

Question 14

ot

Answer 14

ear-

Question 15

-phasia

Answer 15

speech

Question 16

presby

Answer 16

old age

Question 17

retin

Answer 17

retina

Question 18

rhino

Answer 18

nose

Question 19

rrhea

Answer 19

flow or discharge

Question 20

scler

Answer 20

sclera, white of the eye

Question 21

-tomy

Answer 21

cut into, incision

Question 22

tympan

Answer 22

tympanic membrane, ear drum

Question 23

Aqueos humor

Answer 23

clear fluid that fills the anterior chamber of the eye

Question 24

cerumen

Answer 24

ear wax

Question 25

cillia

Answer 25

tiny hairs that move mucus and dust particles from the sinuses to the back of the nose

Question 26

cones

Answer 26

cells within the retina that are responsible for color vision and function best in bright light

Question 27

constrict

Answer 27

to contract or shrink, become smaller

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dilate

Answer 28

become wider, larger or more open

Question 29

Equillibrium

Answer 29

balance

Question 30

eustachian tube

Answer 30

canal that connects the middle ear to the back of the nose and throat

Question 31

glossitits

Answer 31

inflammation of the tongue

Question 32

Incus

Answer 32

a small anvil-shaped bone in the middle ear, transmitting vibrations between the malleus and stapes

Question 33

Ishihara test

Answer 33

color blindness test

Question 34

Malleus

Answer 34

small bone in the middle ear which transmits vibration of the eardrum to the incus

Question 35

Myringotomy

Answer 35

surgical opening made in tympanic membrane and tubes placed in ear to drain fluids

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Nasal septum

Answer 36

the bone and cartilage in the nose that separates the nasal cavity into the two nostrils.

Question 37

Ophthalmoscope

Answer 37

a lighted instrument for inspecting the retina and other parts of the eye

Question 38

Orbital cavity

Answer 38

bony cavity in the skull that houses and protects the eyeball

Question 39

Ossicles

Answer 39

three tiny bones in the middle ear that transmit sounds to the cochlea

Question 40

Otoscope

Answer 40

a lighted instrument used to examine the ear

Question 41

Papillae

Answer 41

projections on the tongue that contain taste buds

Question 42

Pinna

Answer 42

external part of the ear; also called the auricle

Question 43

Rhinitis

Answer 43

inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose

Question 44

Rods

Answer 44

a type of specialized light-sensitive cell in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision)

Question 45

Snellen chart

Answer 45

eye chart that can be used to measure visual acuity

Question 46

Stapes

Answer 46

small stirrup-shaped bone that transmits sound vibration to the oval window of the ear

Question 47

Stapedectomy

Answer 47

surgical removal of all or part of the stapes of the middle ear, followed by replacement with a prosthesis

Question 48

Vertigo

Answer 48

A sensation of spinning dizziness, as though the room or surrounding environment is spinning in circles around the person

Question 49

Vitreous humor

Answer 49

jelly-like substance that fills the posterior chamber