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HPHY 211 > Word List 13- Special Senses > Flashcards

Word List 13- Special Senses Flashcards

1
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acous/o

A

hearing

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audi/o

A

hearing

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audit/o

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hearing

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4
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blephar/o

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eyelid

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5
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choriod/o

A

choriod

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conjunctiv/o

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conjunctiva

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7
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cor/o

A

pupil

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core/o

A

pupil

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9
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corne/o

A

cornea

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10
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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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12
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irid/o

A

iris

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13
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kerat/o

A

horny tissue, hard, cornea

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lacrim/o

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tear, lacrimal apparatus (duct, sac, or gland)

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15
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myring/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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16
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ocul/o

A

eye

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17
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ophthalm/o

A

eye

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18
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opt/o

A

eye, vision

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ot/o

A

ear

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pupil/o

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pupil

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21
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retin/o

A

retina

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22
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salping/o

A

tube (usually uterine or eustachian (auditory) tubes

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23
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tympan/o

A

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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24
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-acusis

A

hearing

25
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-cusis

A

hearing

26
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-opia

A

vision

27
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-opsia

A

vision

28
Q

-ptosis

A

prolapse, downward displacement

29
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exo-

A

outside, outward

30
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achromatopsia

A

vision without/no color (color blindness)

31
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anisocoria

A

condition of unequal/dissimilar pupils

32
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astigmatism

A

condition of without/no point/mark (refractive disorder)

33
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audiometry

A

act of measuring hearing

34
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blepharospasm

A

involuntary contraction/twitching of the eyelid

35
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cerumen

A

earwax

36
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conjunctivitis

A

inflammation of the conjunctiva

37
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coreometer

A

instrument for measuring the pupil

38
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dacryorrhea

A

discharge/flow of tears

39
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diplopia

A

double vision

40
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esotropia

A

turning inward (muscular eye disorder where the eye deviates towards other eye)

41
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exotropia

A

turning outward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates towards other eye)

42
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hyperopia

A

vision excessive/above normal (farsightedness)

43
Q

iridotomy

A

incision of the iris

44
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keratoplasty

A

surgical repair of the cornea

45
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lacrimation

A

process of tears (crying)

46
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myringoplasty

A

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

47
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myringotomy

A

surgical incision of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

48
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nystagmus

A

rapid involuntary eye movements

49
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ophthalmoscope

A

instrument for examining the eye

50
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otorrhea

A

discharge/flow from the ear

51
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otosclerosis

A

abnormal condition of ear hardening (abnormal inner ear bone growth)

52
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otoscopy

A

visual examination of the ear

53
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presbycusis

A

hearing old age (natural hearing loss occurring with age)

54
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retinopathy

A

disease of the retina

55
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strabismus

A

muscular eye disorder leading to the deviation of the eyes

56
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tinnitus

A

ringing in the ears

57
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tonometry

A

act of measuring tension (test measuring pressure in the eye)

58
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tympanoplasty

A

surgical repair of the tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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