Special Senses Flashcards
Test 4
audit/o
hearing
acous/o
hearing
auricul/o
ear
cochle/o
cochlea
dipl/o
double
mi/o
smaller, less
mydr/o
widen, enlarge
nyct/o
night
ossicul/o
ossicle
palpebr/o
eyelid
papill/o
optic disc
uve/o
vascular layer of eye
vestibul/o
vestibule
vitre/o
glassy
ambly/o
dull, dim
aque/o
water
blephar/o
eyelid
choroid/o
choroid
conjuctiv/o
conjunctiva
core/o
pupil
pupill/o
pupil
corne/o
cornea
cycl/o
ciliary body of eye
dacry/o
tear, lacrimal duct
lacrim/o
tear, lacrimal duct
dacryocyst/o
lacrimal sac
glauc/o
gray
goni/o
angle
irid/o
iris
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard, cornea
ocul/o
eye
ophthalm/o
eye
opt/o
eye, vision
optic/o
eye, vision
phac/o
lens
phot/o
light
presby/o
old age
retin/o
retina
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
scot/o
darkness
vitr/o
vitreous body
audi/o
hearing
labyrinth/o
labyrinth (inner ear)
mastoid/o
mastoid process
ot/o
ear
salping/o
tubes (eustachian)
staped/o
stapes
tympan/o
tympanic membrane
myring/o
tympanic membrane
-acusia
hearing
-cusis
hearing
-opia
vision
-opsia
vision
-tropia
turning
achromatopsia
severe congenital deficiency in color perception
astigmatism
defective curvature of cornea or lens, light rays diffuse over large area
hyperopia
eyeball too short, image goes behind retina (farsightedness)
myopia
eyeball too long, image in front of retina (nearsightedness)
photophobia
intolerance/sensitivity to light
trachoma
chronic contagious form of conjunctivitis leading to blindness