Special Senses Flashcards
1
Q
acous/o
A
hearing
2
Q
acoust/o
A
hearing; sound
3
Q
ambly/o
A
dull; dim
4
Q
aque/o
A
water
5
Q
audi/o, audit/o
A
hearing
6
Q
blephar/o
A
eyelid
7
Q
cerumin/o
A
cerumen
8
Q
cochle/o
A
cochlea
9
Q
conjunctiv/o
A
conjunctiva
10
Q
cor/o, core/o
A
pupil
11
Q
corne/o
A
corne
12
Q
cyst/o
A
cyst; fluid sac; bladder
13
Q
dacry/o
A
tear
14
Q
dipl/o
A
double
15
Q
glauc/o
A
gray
16
Q
graph/o
A
writing
17
Q
gustat/o
A
taste
18
Q
ir/o, irid/o
A
iris
19
Q
kerat/o
A
cornea
20
Q
lacrim/o
A
tears
21
Q
mi/o
A
smaller; less
22
Q
mydr/o
A
widened; enlarged
23
Q
myring/o
A
tympanic membrane; eardrum
24
Q
nyct/o
A
night
25
ocul/o
eye
26
olfact/o
smell
27
ophthalm/o
eye
28
opt/o, optic/o
eye; vision
29
ossic/o
ossicle (small bone)
30
ot/o
ear
31
papill/o
optic disc; nipple-like
32
phac/o, phak/o
lens of the eye
33
phot/o
light
34
presby/o
old age
35
retin/o
retina
36
salping/o
Eustachian (auditory) tube; fallopian tube
37
scot/o
darkness
38
staped/o
stapes (middle ear bone)
39
steat/o
sebum; fat
40
stigmat/o
point
41
vestibul/o
vestibule
42
vitr/o
vitreous body
43
vitre/o
glassy
44
a-, an-
not; without
45
ec-
out; outside
46
en-
in; within
47
eso-
inward
48
exo-
outward
49
hyper-
above; above normal; excessive
50
hypo-
below; below normal; deficient
51
intra-
within; into
52
-al, -atic, -ic, -ory, -ous, -tic
pertaining to
53
-cusis
hearing
54
-ectomy
surgical removal; excision
55
-esthesia
feeling; sensation
56
-ia
condition
57
-ion
process; state; condition
58
-ism
process; condition
59
-itis
inflammation
60
-metry
process of measuring
61
-oma ]
tumor; mass
62
-opia
vision condition
63
-osmia
smell condition
64
-otia
ear condition
65
-pathy
disease
66
-plasty
-plasty
67
-ptosis
droop; sag; prolapse; protrude
68
-sclerosis
hardening; thickening
69
-scope
instrument used to view
70
-scopy
-visual examination using a scope
71
-tomy
process of cutting; incision
72
AD
right ear (Latin auris dextra
73
ARMD
age-related macular degeneration
74
AS
left ear (Latin auris sinistra
75
As
astigmatism
76
AU
each ear (Latin auris uterque)
77
b.i.d.
twice per day (Latin bis in die)
78
cc
cubic centimeters
79
CPOA
certified paraoptometric assistant
80
Gtt, gtt
drops
81
hs
half strength; bedtime (Latin hora somni)
82
Hy
hyperopia
83
LASIK
laser in situ keratotomy
84
My
myopia
85
OD, O.D.
Doctor of Optometry
86
O.D.
right eye (Latin oculus dexter)
87
Oint
left eye (Latin oculus sinister)
88
OU
each eye (Latin oculus uterque
89
PERRLA
pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
90
phaco
phacoemulsification
91
PO, p.o.
by mouth (from the Latin per os
92
Pr
presbyopia
93
q.i.d.
four times per day (Latin quarter in die)
94
RN
registered nurse
95
t.i.d.
three times per day (Latin ter in die)
96
VA
visual acuity
