Special Senses Flashcards
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acous/o
A
hearing
2
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ambly/o
A
dull, dim
3
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aque/o
A
water
4
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audi/o
A
hearing
5
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audit/o
A
hearing
6
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aur/o
A
ear
7
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auricul/o
A
ear
8
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
9
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cerumin/o
A
cercumen
10
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chrom/o
A
color
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cochle/o
A
cochlea
12
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conjuctiv/o
A
conjunctiva
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core/o
A
pupil
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corne/o
A
cornea
15
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cycl/o
A
ciclary muscle
16
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Darcy/o
A
tears, tear duct
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dipl/o
A
double
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glauc/o
A
gray
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ir/o
A
iris
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irid/o
A
iris
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kerat/o
A
cornea
22
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labyrinth/o
A
labyrinth
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lacrim/o
A
tears
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myring/o
A
eardrum
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nyctal/o
night
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ocul/o
eye
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opt/o
eye, vision
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opthalm/o
eye
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optic/o
eye
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ot/o
ear
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papill/o
pupil
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phac/o
lens
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phot/o
light
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presby/o
old age
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pupill/o
pupil
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retin/o
retina
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salping/o
eustachian tube
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scler/o
sclera
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staped/o
stapes
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tympan/o
eardrum, middle ear
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uvel/o
choroid
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vitre/o
glassy
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-cusis
hearing
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-metrist
one who measures
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-opia
vision
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-otia
condition of the ear
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-tropia
to turn
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-tropin
to stimulate
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the sense of taste is known as
gustation
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geusi/o , geusia
taste
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tongue is the only skeletal organ in the body that has
sensory capabilities
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taste is related majorly to your sense of
smell
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the tongue can detect 5 flavors
sour, sweet, salty, bitter and savory
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a- (prefix)
pertaining to a lack of
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hyper-
pertaining to an increase or excessive
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hypo-
pertaining to distorted or abnormal
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ageusia
the lack of the sense of taste
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dysgeusia
distorted sense of taste - food taste alternatively like bitter, rotten or metallic
59
hypogeusia
decreased sense of taste - where those cannot distinguish different flavors
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the sense of touch is also known as (2)
tactile perception or somatosenation
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-esthesia
sensation
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-algesia
pain
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paresthesia
abnormal sensation - burning, tingling or pricking
64
hyperesthesia
abnormal increased sensitivity to stimuli
65
anesthesia
loss of sensation
66
dyesthesia
abnormal or unpleasant sensation
67
algesia
increased sensitivity to pain
68
the sense of smell is referred to as
olfaction
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olfaction refers to
the act of smelling and the sensation perceived
70
combining form for smell or odor is
osm/o or osmo/o
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anosmia
complete loss of the ability to smell
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hyposmia
reduced sense of smell
73
parosmia
distortion of smell perception - something smells differently than it should
74
phantosmia
the perception of odor when there is no odor present
75
dysosmia
any impairment in the sense of smell
