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Unit 12: The Eye And The Ear Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Combining forms of Ear

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aur/i
ot/o
audi/o
audit/o

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Adjective of Ear

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Audit/o/ry

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Audi/o/logy

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Study of hearing.

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Audi/o/logist

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Person specialized in hearing problems and measuring hearing.

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Audit/ory

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Referring to hearing.

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Aur/i/scope or Ot/o/scope

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Instrument for examining the ear and the eardrum.

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Mastoid/o/tomy

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Mastoid/o - mastoid process
mastoid process - bone just below and behind the ear
Definition: incision into the mastoid process

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Ot/itis

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Inflammation of the ear

*otitis media - inflammation of the middle ear

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Eardrum

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Tympan/o

Myring/o

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Tympan/ic

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Referring to the eardrum.

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Tympan/o/plasty

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Surgical repair of the eardrum.

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Myring/o/plasty

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Surgical repair of the eardrum.

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Corne/al

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Referring to the cornea.

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Irid/ectomy

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Irid/o: Iris or colored part of the eye

Def: Excision of a part of the iris

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Kerat/itis

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Inflammation of the cornea.

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Cornea

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Corne/o

Kerat/o

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Combining forms of Eyes

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Ocul/o
Ophthalm/o
Opt/o

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Adjective of Eyes

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Ocul/ar
Ophthalm/ic
Opt/ic

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Ocul/ar

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Referring to the eye.

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Ophthalm/o/logy

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The study of the eye and its diseases.

Adj: Ophthalmological

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Ophthalm/ic

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Referring to the eye.

*Ophthalmic drops shouldn’t be exposed to heat.

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Ophthalm/o/scope

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Instrument to examine the eye.

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Opt/ic

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Referring to vision or sight.

*High pressure inside the eye can damage the optic nerve.

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Opt/o/metr/ist

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A person who specializes in testing eyes and prescribing lenses.

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Pupil

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Pupil/o

Central opening in the iris of the eye through which light enters the eye.

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Retina

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Retin/al

Referring to the retina.

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Retin/o/pathy

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Disease of the retina.

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Vision

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Vis/o: seeing or sight
-ion: condition
Definition: ability to see or sight
Adj: Vis/ual
*diplopia - double vision
*polyopia - multiple vision
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Ophthalmologist
Optometrist
Optician

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Medical Practitioner
Measures eyesight
Technician

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ENT

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Ears, nose, throat

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HEENT

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Head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

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AD

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Right ear (latin: auris dexter)

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AS

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Left ear (latin: auris sinister)

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OD

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Right eye (latin: oculus dexter)

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OS

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Left eye (latin: oculus sinister)

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VF

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Visual field

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VA

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Visual acuity (clarity of vision)

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Audi/o/gram

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Graph that shows one’s hearing ability.

39
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Retin/o/plasty

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Surgical repair of the retina.

40
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Ot/algia

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Pain in the ear.

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