Word List 13- Special Senses Flashcards
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acous/o
A
hearing
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audi/o
A
hearing
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audit/o
A
hearing
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blephar/o
A
eyelid
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choriod/o
A
choriod
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conjunctiv/o
A
conjunctiva
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cor/o
A
pupil
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core/o
A
pupil
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corne/o
A
cornea
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dacry/o
A
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
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dipl/o
A
double
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irid/o
A
iris
13
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kerat/o
A
horny tissue, hard, cornea
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lacrim/o
A
tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)
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myring/o
A
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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ocul/o
A
eye
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ophthalm/o
A
eye
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opt/o
A
eye, vision
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ot/o
A
ear
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pupil/o
A
pupil
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retin/o
A
retina
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salping/o
A
tube (usually uterine or eustachian (auditory) tubes
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tympan/o
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tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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-acusis
A
hearing
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-cusis
hearing
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-opia
vision
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-opsia
vision
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-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
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exo-
outside, outward
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achromatopsia
vision without/no color (color blindness)
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anisocoria
condition of unequal/dissimilar pupils
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astigmatism
condition of without/no point/mark (refractive disorder)
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audiometry
act of measuring hearing
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blepharospasm
involuntary contraction/twitching of the eyelid
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cerumen
earwax
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conjunctivitis
inflammation of the conjunctiva
37
coreometer
instrument for measuring the pupil
38
dacryorrhea
discharge/flow of tears
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diplopia
double vision
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esotropia
turning inward (muscular eye disorder where the eye deviates towards other eye)
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exotropia
turning outward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates towards other eye)
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hyperopia
vision excessive/above normal (farsightedness)
43
iridotomy
incision of the iris
44
keratoplasty
surgical repair of the cornea
45
lacrimation
process of tears (crying)
46
myringoplasty
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)
47
myringotomy
surgical incision of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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nystagmus
rapid involuntary eye movements
49
ophthalmoscope
instrument for examining the eye
50
otorrhea
discharge/flow from the ear
51
otosclerosis
abnormal condition of ear hardening (abnormal inner ear bone growth)
52
otoscopy
visual examination of the ear
53
presbycusis
hearing old age (natural hearing loss occurring with age)
54
retinopathy
disease of the retina
55
strabismus
muscular eye disorder leading to the deviation of the eyes
56
tinnitus
ringing in the ears
57
tonometry
act of measuring tension (test measuring pressure in the eye)
58
tympanoplasty
surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)
